Zenith Launches Digital HDTV Terrestrial/Satellite Set-Top Box

20-Mar-01

Zenith Electronics Corporation introduced a digital high definition television (HDTV) set-top box that receives both local terrestrial and satellite HDTV signals at the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show.Planned for spring availability, the $699 Zenith set-top box receives HDTV and standard definition television (SDTV) signals from terrestrial broadcasts, HDTV and SDTV signals from DIRECTVÆ, and NTSC analog broadcasts.The flexible satellite/terrestrial decoder also has switchable component outputs for 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i displays, and features 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio correction. On-screen menus use crisp bitmapped graphics.For more information about DIRECTV, visit www.DIRECTV.com. For more information about Zenith Electronics Corporation, visit www.zenith.com.

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