Pioneer Upgrades Projection Televisions And PureVision Plasma Displays With HDMI

19-Sep-03

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announced the addition of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections on four Pioneer Elite high-definition plasma and projection displays which include the PRO-1000HDI, PRO-800HDI, PRO-730HDI, and PRO-530HDI. These four Elite displays round out a total of eight Pioneer high-definition displays currently offering HDMI connectivity.The HDMI connection will allow uncompressed high-definition digital video and multichannel digital audio to be passed through a single cable.""The high-bandwidth capabilities of an HDMI connection enables Pioneer to make the leap to next-generation high-definition and high-resolution audio and video playback and recording devices,"" said Russ Johnston, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Home Entertainment at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. ""This solution provides custom installers and system integrators an easy way to confidently run longer cables from source to display, without fear of losing signal quality.""The PRO-1000HDI (50-inch) offers native WXGA resolution (1280 x 768) and the PRO-800HDI (43-inch) is a native XGA (1024 x 768) display. These HD-compatible panels offer screen modes to handle various formats including 4:3, zoom, full-screen (16:9), and wide (expanded 16:9). Their screens have a viewable angle of more than 160 degrees horizontally and vertically. The PRO-1000HDI is 4-1/8 inches deep and weighs approximately 100 pounds, while the PRO-800HDI is less than four inches deep and weighs just under 85 pounds.Technologies in the PRO-730HDI (64-inch) and PRO-530HDI (53-inch) projection televisions include: ISF Calibration Mode, PureCinema IIIô film detection, a five-element lens system with an achromatic lens on the blue gun, Reference Theater Mode, and Pro Mode. They also feature five different NTSC screen mode settings. Although these televisions share many of the same features and modes as the 2002 models, Pioneer has added an ISF calibration mode.ISF calibration mode is a color calibration procedure designed by and licensed from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF). This capability allows advanced color calibration to be integrated into a high-definition display with simplicity and reliability.The PRO-1000HDI, PRO-800HDI, PRO-730HDI, and PRO-530HDI will be available in the winter with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $14,500, $10,500, $7,000, and $5,000, respectively.For more information about Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., visit www.pioneerelectronics.com.

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