Princeton Announces All Scan Rate, Direct-View, HDTV-Ready/XGA Displays With Expansion Connector Port

36- And 32-Inch HD Monitor/TVs Will Offer Unique Expansion Port For Future Connectivity With Add On Modules

13-Sep-01

Princeton Graphic SystemsÆ, manufacturer of multiple award-winning HDTV monitors, computer and convergence displays, introduces two ""All Scan"" 4:3 direct-view CRT, NTSC TV/HD monitors in 36-inch and 32-inch viewable screen sizes. Performance, size and versatility are the strong suits of the monitor systems which support video, 480p, 1080i and 720p (letterbox) digital formats as well as displaying VGA, SVGA and XGA graphics from computer sources. The ""All Scan"" displays will begin shipping in November 2001 with a suggested list price of $2,999 for the AS3.6HD and $2,899 for the flat-screen AS3.2HD.Featuring a wide video bandwidth of 40 MHz and dual auto-detect YPbPr to RGB transcoder matrices for 480p and HDTV, the data/video displays offer a superb rendition of DTV and computer signals with unsurpassed clarity, detail and color accuracy. With a horizontal scanning frequency of 30-50 kHz, they are capable of displaying 720p HDTV signals letterboxed in their native mode. Display capability at 720p is a rarity in digital-ready and HD sets because of the format's high horizontal scanning frequency of 45 kHz. Featuring multiple inputs, four aspect ratio presets and four adjustable color temperature settings to accommodate a variety of applications, the AS3.6HD and AS3.2HD are plug-and-play-compatible with VGA, SVGA and XGA resolutions from PC and Macintosh computer sources. A built-in NTSC tuner, standard IR discrete remote and RS-232C serial communications port completes the display's versatility.To improve the resolution of all standard video sources including the integrated TV tuner, the display has a built-in DVDO Sil503 PureProgressiveô line doubler. The chipset implementation of the award-winning doubler offers several advantages over the outboard version. Those include direct connectivity to component video 480i signals from DVD, variable edge enhancement and control of color and tint. The motion-adaptive deinterlacing doubler features auto source detection to employ a 3:2 pull-down technique if a film source is identified. This advanced performance creates a progressively scanned 480p image that is interlace artifact-free and better than those from expensive standalone line doublers/scalers costing thousands of dollars.The displays feature an unparalleled input/output array for maximum versatility. Inputs include one RF (with TV tuner composite video output and a pair of stereo audio outputs), two S-Video inputs (one front, one rear), two composite inputs (one front, one rear), one set of component video 480i inputs (for standard DVD players) on 75-ohm BNC connectors, one set of HD component video inputs (YPbPr) on 75-ohm BNC connectors, a set of RGBHV inputs on 75-ohm BNC connectors and one front-panel VGA input (RGBHV) on a D-Sub 15-pin HD connector. Five pairs of stereo audio inputs, two front-panel USB inputs and an RS-232C serial communications port are also provided.To take full advantage of the Invar shadow mask CRT's ability to render source material, the displays have been engineered with a high quality, adaptive Y/C comb filter, variable and defeatable scan velocity modulation, dynamic edge-to-edge focus, four color temperature presets 5400/6500/custom/9300K, dynamic high voltage regulator for picture and gray scale stability, true raster collapse for full vertical resolution in letterbox mode, multi-aspect ratios with geometry control, auto-detect NTSC/ATSC color matrixes, MTS, SAP and closed captioning.Responsibly engineered to be EPA Energy Starô and VESAô compliant, the AS3.6HD and AS3.2HD feature exceptional build quality to ensure many years of trouble-free, environment-friendly usage. Both displays come with a one-year standard warranty on CRT, parts and labor. Weighing 210 pounds and 176 pounds with dimensions (WHD inches) of 34.6 x 30.9 x 25.5 and 36-3/8 x 27-3/4 x 23-1/8, respectively, the AS3.6HD and AS3.2HD will ship in November 2001 and will be exclusively sold by specialist retailers and custom electronics installers.For more information, visit www.princetonHDTV.com.

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