InFocus Introduces Screenplay 5700 Featuring Matterhorn DLP Technology

25-Jun-03

InFocusÆ Corporation (NASDAQ: INFS, OSE: IFC) has launched their new ScreenPlayô 5700, a sub-$5,000 home theatre projector the latest and most advanced technology from both Texas Instruments and Faroudja.The ScreenPlay 5700 is the first home projector to ship with the Matterhorn DLPô technology from Texas Instruments, which provides native 16:9 resolution. ""We invented the mid-range price category of home theatre projectors two years ago when we launched the ScreenPlay 110. The ScreenPlay 5700 carries on our tradition of commitment to delivering high-quality home theatre products. The ScreenPlay 5700 has the breathtaking image quality of much higher-priced projectors at less than half the cost,"" said Scott Hix, Vice President and General Manager of InFocus Business Development. ""The ScreenPlay 5700 has the most sophisticated technology of three experts in home projection, InFocus, Texas Instruments, and Faroudja. Now consumers have access to a dedicated home theatre projector, with cinema quality, for a fraction of the usual cost."" ""InFocus and Texas Instruments share a vision of front projectors as being able to deliver a truly unique home theatre experience. Now, InFocus is delivering a projector with a native resolution that will allow a worldwide audience to enjoy that unique experience,"" said Bharath Rajagopalan, Manager, Home Projector Business Unit, DLP Products at Texas Instruments. ""We see a significant--and very exciting--opportunity for front-projection systems, and the ScreenPlay 5700 appears to be extremely well-positioned to take maximum advantage of that opportunity."" The ScreenPlay 5700 has a rated 1,000 lumens light output and a 1,400:1 contrast ratio. Calibrated to D65 color mastering standards, the projector can display 16.7 million colors simultaneously. There are eight selectable video sources and the Matterhorn DLP technology native 16:9 resolution (1024 x 576). The new DCDiô from Faroudja offers color and sharpness enhancements, noise reduction, and a videophile-grade scaler.""We now have outstanding projectors in the $2,000, $5000, and $10,000 range, with unmatched and award-winning performance for any consumer who wants the true movie theatre experience that only front projectors can provide,"" said Hix. ""We feel that for consumers looking for the best home theatre, front projection is a category that is just picking up steam, and we will continue to turn up the heat by delivering the best performance at surprising prices."" The ScreenPlay 5700 will be available on June 25. For more information about InFocus, visit www.infocushome.com.

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