Philips CDS New Video Home Projector Is A Star Performer

13-Jul-01

In its endeavor to provide a complete product offering Philips CDS launches the Monroe, a projector for home cinema use that delivers some of the brightest, sharpest pictures available from such a compact projector. The Monroeís ease-of-use, sleek appearance, and superb performance make it a perfect addition to any home entertainment system for livening up films, PC games, sports, and TV viewing. In a move to provide a complete product offering, Philips Creative Display Solutions (PDS) is extending its projector range with the launch of a new video projector thatís designed mainly for home cinema use. The Monroe is - as its Hollywood name suggests - a sleek, stylish, and elegant model that offers larger than life performance. Its ease of used combined with an ability to enhance films, games, sports, and TV viewing makes it an ideal addition to any home entertainment system. The Monroe was previewed at this yearís pre-IFA event in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The Monroe contains numerous features that enable the projector to be easily operated and adjusted to the surrounding apparatus. The SmartSetô feature, for example, automatically detects the input signal being used, and ensures that the image is optimally positioned on the screen. SmartSaveô ensures that the lamp switches off when not in use, which prolongs the life of the lamp. With its HDTVreadyô feature, its component video input and several audio connectors, the Monroe is ready for the future and gives you the freedom to build it up with a hi-fi/DVD system. It has PC, Mac, and video connectivity. Thereís a digital keystone correction feature that compensates for any image distortion, even when projecting at extreme angles. With ColourTrackingô, the user can influence the color tuning of the projector over the entire brightness range. Per color setting (four settings between cool and warm), maximum brightness or natural colors (CRT-like color fidelity) can be chosen, or a mix of both. The Monroe is optimized for video projection. The Philips SAA7118 video decoder electronics provides exceptional picture clarity, image resolution, and detail. Its integrated component video input ensures the purest quality in video capture, making it the perfect solution for applications that demand high image integrity such as DVD. A 120W UHP lamp in the Monroe produces pin-sharp images and excellent pictures, a benefit for which Philips products are world-renowned. High brightness (1000 ANSI lumens), high contrast performance (350:1) is standard; even in normal daylight thereís no need for lighting adjustments. The Monroe is just 3.6 kg and a compact 328 mm wide, 226 mm deep and 102 mm high. Whatís even better is that this lamp is rated for 4000 hours, so assuming you use your projector for one hour every day, it will be 10 years before you need to replace the lamp! In operation the Monroe is remarkably quiet. This is due to the Philips Air System (PASô), a heat diffusion technology that ensures this projectorís operating noise with less than 32 dBA is far less than competition while still maintaining a low temperature. Even after prolonged use, no part of the projector or the surrounding surface is hot enough to cause discomfort if it comes into contact with the skin. Philips has already received the prestigious Dutch Good Industrial Design Award 2000 and the IF Design Award 2001 for its projector Series. Thatís why the company has decided to incorporate this award-winning design in the Monroe. The projectorís distinctive creamy/ivory adds a touch of class to any home entertainment system and blends in very well with almost all of todayís quality living-spaces. Philips has elevated component reliability to new heights; these projectors are so durable and robust that professional presenters can transport them as often as required without worry. In fact Philips is so confident about the reliability of these projectors that it has a three-year global warranty. This three-year parts and labor warranty includes the Philips First Choice program in the first year, offering toll-free customer support, free 48-hour roadside assistance, and free delivery of all projectors on loan and repair. For more information about Philips Consumer Electronics, visit www.philipsusa.com.

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