Thomson Unveils Array Of New RCA Digital Home Entertainment Products

30-Sep-03

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453, NYSE: TMS) is now shipping a new series of RCA and RCA Scenium high-definition television products to retailers that will enable home recording of HDTV and offer consumers a new 50-inch DLPô HDTV.Among the new products is the RCA Scenium 50-inch Digital Light Processingô (DLP) HDTV (model HDLP50W151) and a small set-top hard disk recording device (DVR10) that finally viewers affordably record HDTV programs for later viewing. In addition, Thomson is offering new HDTV set-top receivers, an affordable DVD recorder, a new RCA Scenium 50-inch plasma display, two new RCA LCD displays with integrated DVD players, and the all-in-one mp3 RCA Home Theatre Jukebox that delivers six-channel audio and living room management of digital audio files.""This extensive array of digital products represents just a few of the advanced technologies that Thomson is bringing to consumers this year,"" said Michael O'Hara, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Consumer Products Marketing & Sales. ""HDTV is rapidly achieving wider consumer acceptance and Thomson is at the forefront with the latest technologies and features at affordable price points. Our new HDTV products are designed to bring HDTV to the mainstream market,"" O'Hara stated.The new digital lineup: RCA Scenium HDLP50W151 50-inch integrated, widescreen DLP HDTV set--measures 16-inches deep and weighs less than 100 pounds. This HDTV set incorporates the Texas Instruments' Mustang/HD2 chip and microdisplay light engine, along with Thomson's Hi-Pix video processing picture system. With integrated tuning/decoding, this HDTV set receives both terrestrial HDTV broadcasts and in-the-clear local broadcasts on digital cable and has an Ethernet connection for online Internet surfing. Suggested retail price is $3,999. RCA DVR10 digital video recorder--features an 80 GB hard-disc drive that enables consumers to record up to nine hours of high-definition programming and up to 40 hours of standard-definition digital TV programming when connected to a copy-protected IEEE-1394 digital TV source device. The unit can be programmed to record programs up to 24 hours in advance, scheduled to record daily, or can record a current program. Suggested retail price is $449. RCA Scenium PHD50500 50-inch plasma HDTV monitor--has XGA resolution (1280 x 768) and features the Hi-Pix video processing picture system, a high-purity screen filter to reduce glare, and 10-bit display technology that is capable of delivering a range of shading and coloring options. Suggested retail price is $9,999. RCA 12L500TD (12-inch) and RCA 15L500TD (15-inch) LCD monitors--feature integrated DVD/CD players that play DVDs, CDs, CD-Rs, and mp3-encoded discs. Suggested retail price of the 12L500TD is $799. Suggested retail price of the 15L500TD is $899. RCA ATSC11 (ATSC digital reception) and RCA ATSC21 (ATSC digital and NTSC analog reception) set-top HDTV receivers--deliver over-the-air HDTV when connected to an HDTV monitor. Features include DVI outputs, component video outputs, on-screen program guide and menu system, and selectable aspect ratios. Suggested retail price of ATSC 11 is $449. Suggested retail price of ATSC21 is $499. RCA DRC8000N DVD recorder--DVD+RW/R recorder allows for recording of shows and home videos onto a DVD that can be played in most DVD players. An on-screen Guide+ program guide with one-touch recording is featured along with Digital PhotoView for playback of digital photo files. Suggested retail price is $599.RCA RTD750 Home Theatre Music Jukebox--delivers benefits of compressed audio and content management without a PC. This ""all-in-one"" system combines a 20 GB hard drive to store up to 350 hours of content, a DVD player, AM/FM receiver, Internet radio capability, and a 200-watt speaker system and subwoofer in one package. Without using a PC, it can connect to the Internet via broadband Ethernet or dial-up modem. It is the first home entertainment system to enable transfer of digital music to an RCA flash-memory portable audio device without a PC. Suggested retail price is $699.For more information about Thomson, visit www.thomson.net. For more information about RCA, visit www.rca.com.

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