Panasonic Aims To Bring The Excitement Of Digital Television To More Consumers With Its New HDTV Projection Monitor

10-Aug-01

Panasonic is focusing on bringing the excitement of digital television to a wider audience with its new 47-inch (diagonal screen measurement), 16:9 widescreen HDTV projection monitor. With a suggested manufacturer's retail price of $2,099.95, the new model PT-47WX49 signifies a major leap toward more affordable pricing for digital television products -- without sacrificing quality or features.""The new PT-47WX49 HDTV projection monitor represents Panasonic's ongoing commitment to making the benefits of DTV accessible to everyone,"" said Jonas Tanenbaum, National Marketing Manager for Panasonic's Display Group. ""Advances in digital television technology have progressed to the point that, for nearly the same price one could expect to pay for a conventional analog projection set only a year or two ago, consumers can now enjoy the ultimate home theatre experience that digital television offers.""According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the DTV market is rapidly expanding due to the abundance and affordability of new products, along with the increasing availability of HDTV programming. For consumers who have been waiting for just the right combination of quality, features and value, the new Panasonic PT-47WX49 offers the ideal solution.The PT-47WX49's wide screen brilliantly displays the astounding clarity and intricate detail of the new digital television signals: 480p and 480i (line doubled to 480p), and high-definition (HDTV) 1080i. (A DTV-certified digital receiver is required to view digital television signals.) The screen's 16:9 aspect ratio is similar to movie theatre screens, and is consistent with the HDTV broadcast standard and DVD movies produced in the anamorphic widescreen format. This impressive, fine pitch screen allows viewers to experience the panoramic scenes of a film with incredible image quality, just as the director intended.The set utilizes highly accurate digital convergence, aligning the red, blue and green images that produce white at more than 165 independent points on the screen. Additionally, the setup menu allows users to fine-tune the color image alignment for nine separate points on the screen, to correct any color infringement.The PT-47WX49 also features an NTSC tuner with a built-in progressive scan converter that line doubles conventional NTSC analog signals to 480p, which can dramatically enhance the picture quality of today's standard TV broadcasts. Two sets of universal component (Y/Pb/Pr) video inputs are provided to accept interlaced or progressive signals from different video sources, such as a DVD player or digital satellite receiver. The video signals are separated into their luminance (Y) and two color difference (Pb, Pr) elements, resulting in a picture with exceptional detail and accurate color.Additional features include: 3-D Y/C comb filter, velocity modulated scan, powerful audio system with BBE sound, two-tuner split-screen PIP, five-element hybrid lens, horizontal and vertical edge correction, four sets of A/V input jacks (one front, three rear), three S-Video input jacks, fixed and variable audio output, center channel audio input, surround sound, programmable on, off and sleep timers, V-Chip program lock-out and lighted universal A/V remote.Also available is model PT-47WX51, which includes a tinted, protective screen shield as well as a lighted, universal ""disc"" A/V remote. Panasonic televisions and monitors are Energy Star compliant, so they'll draw significantly less power in standby mode than non-compliant products.For more information, visit www.panasonic.com.

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