Toshiba Showcases Ten Years Of Cinema Series

2-Dec-02

Toshiba's Cinema SeriesÆ line of home entertainment products is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The line includes nine HDTV-compatible sets and six widescreen models with DVI/HDCP interface. Included in the line for 2003 is the 34HDX82 34-inch widescreen model, which incorporates the FST PureÆ flat wide picture tube. ""To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Cinema Series, Toshiba leveraged all of its engineering and development resources to create a line of color TVs that clearly stands out as best in class,"" noted Scott Ramirez, Toshiba Vice President of Marketing. ""Cinema Series TVs utilize the most advanced and innovative digital technologies to optimize the home theatre experience for the most discriminating consumers.""The PowerFocusô HCF Achromatic Lenses on Cinema Series HD-compatible rear-projection models utilize a five-element lens system that provides images claimed to be 40 to 50 percent sharper, with a 50 to 60 percent higher contrast ratio than comparable lens systems. The new PowerFocus HD Wide high-resolution CRTs are said to provide a 20 percent increase in sharpness and 5 percent increase in brightness over last year's Cinema Series CRTs. These CRTs utilize impregnated cathodes and spherical phosphors to create a smaller beam spot, improved uniformity, and longer CRT life.All Cinema Series HD projection sets feature built-in TheaterShieldô AR (anti-reflective) protection screens, which include an anti-reflective layer for increased contrast and reduced glare, with no reduction in brightness. The Cinema Series widescreen projection models feature a new 0.52mm TheaterFine HD Super Fine Pitch Screen, and MegaBandô Super Wide Band Video Amplifiers that are said to provide a 50 percent increase in video bandwidth. Also included is adjustable DFineô high-speed velocity scan modulation. All Cinema Series widescreen projection TVs include Toshiba's new TheaterLinkô IR Control System, which allows viewers to operate a variety of additional home theatre components by pointing the remote control at the television screen. The IR commands are passed on to remote devices through a supplied IR dongle. In addition, Cinema Series widescreen models incorporate a built-in DVI (Digital Visual Interface) jack with HDCP. For more information, visit www.tacp.com.

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