FOCUS Enhancements Introduces QuadScan Eliteô, Line Quadrupler And Video Scaler For Home Theatre, Presentation

27-Feb-01

Establishing a new price/performance benchmark in video enhancement, FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a global leader in video scan conversion technology for consumer electronics and computing applications, has introduced QuadScan Eliteô, a line quadrupler and video scaler designed for use with high resolution, progressive scan video projectors and displays used in home theatre or professional video presentation systems. The new product was unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show. QuadScan Elite accepts NTSC or PAL video signals from sources such as broadcast and satellite TV, DVD players, and VCRs, and enhances images so they can be viewed on high resolution video display systems employing CRT, LCD, DLPô or plasma technology. The result is a near film-like quality image - in terms of detail, contrast, and color - which is free of scan lines, flicker, and other distracting artifacts. ""QuadScan Elite offers the performance and features of units that cost at least four times its price,"" said Shaun McTernan, Product Manager. ""We are single-handedly rewriting the performance standards for quadruplers that sell for less than $2500."" Designed for the videophile, custom installation, and commercial video markets, QuadScan Elite can be set up and operated using front panel controls, an infrared remote (supplied), or by commands via its RS232/422 port. The QuadScan Elite interface has been reconfigured to be much more stable and faster than the earlier QuadScan products. The new model is available as a desktop unit or in a slim rack-mount configuration. As a video scaler, QuadScan Elite allows users to select video output resolutions of 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, and 1365 x 1024, as well as line doubling, tripling and quadrupling of the video source. Output aspect ratios of 4:3, 4:3 letterbox, and 16:9 are selectable for each output resolution. It is compatible with progressive scan monitors and projectors from all major manufacturers. The QuadScan Elite has two input channels, each available as composite (RCA or BNC), Y-C (four-pin mini-DIN), or component (BNC). A VGA computer pass-through input is also provided. All output is directed through a 15-pin VGA-type connection. The QuadScan Elite provides auto-save adjustments for sync configuration, contrast, brightness, saturation, hue, component level, termination impedance, output resolution, sizing, image positioning and justification.The QuadScan Elite desktop model has a suggested retail price of $2,395, and the rack-mount version suggested retail price is $2,495. Each carries a three-year limited warranty and is shipped with an assortment of cables and adapters in addition to a remote control and operatorís manual. The desktop model includes an outboard power supply, and the rack mount model has an internal universal power supply.For more information about FOCUS Enhancements, visit www.focusinfo.com. 

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