Toshiba Reinvents Home Theatre Projector Category With Super-Bright Ultra-Lightweight New LCD Projector

New Projector Boasts 850 ANSI Lumens And Offers Full HDTV Viewing Capability

20-Feb-01

At CES 2001 Toshiba, the leader in advanced digital display technology, is redefining the home theater LCD projector category with the introduction of its second-generation LCD projector designed for home theater use, the Model MT3. Boasting an astounding 850 ANSI lumens brightness and weighing in at only 5.8 lbs., the enhanced definition (EDTV) MT3 sets new standards of image quality, ease-of-use and portability. In addition to its enhanced brightness and lighter weight, the new MT3 offers several advantages over other products in its category. The MT3 utilizes Toshiba's unique ""Dream LCD Panel, a triple-panel LCD that results in unsurpassed color saturation, clarity, contrast and corner-to-corner uniformity. In addition, the MT3's easy-to-use component adapter cable makes it a snap to connect the unit to any home theater signal source, including an HDTV set-top box.Toshiba Proprietary Technologies Offer Increased PerformanceIncorporating the same Toshiba T-FORC II compression chip used in the company's professional models, the MT3 is capable of displaying HDTV programs in the EDTV standard with the addition of a compatible HDTV set-top receiver, and is designed to precisely adjust those signals to produce the best possible image. The MT3's full complement of audio/video connectors include composite, S-Video, RGB and a component video adapter cable, making it the ideal display device for DVD-Video players, VCRs, DBS receivers and other home theater components.Lightweight, Flexible Design For Simple Big-Screen Home Theater The MT3 is a compact unit designed for total flexibility. The portable unit can either be placed easily on a coffee table, or ceiling mounted for even greater home theater convenience. Digital Zoom and freeze-frame capabilities add to the unit's home theater functionality, and a special user-friendly menu system makes it easy to adjust the projected image to maximum clarity and brightness in all home viewing environments. In addition, digital keystone correction allows for extended flexibility when placing the unit on an angle from the screen. And, Toshiba's 2000 hour lamp ensures that the projector will provide a bright, crisp image with minimal maintenance.For maximum enjoyment of movies in all aspect ratio configurations, the MT3 includes a special ""resize"" button switches display images to either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios. In addition, the unit's Wide Mode displays DVD movies in true widescreen mode, providing full large-screen cinema-style viewing enjoyment.The MT3 will be available at Toshiba consumer electronic dealers in March 2001 at a suggested retail price of $4,995.

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