Rotel Unveils New DVD-Video And DVD-Audio Players

2-Jan-03

The new RDV-1050 DVD-Audio player reproduces high-resolution DVD-Audio multichannel and stereo recordings; both the RDV-1050 DVD-Audio player and the RDV-1040 DVD-Video player deliver DVD-Video movies and videos, CD-video discs, and SVCD discs. And of course, they both handle audio CDs-including discs on CD-R/RW media as well as discs containing MP3 and WMA compressed audio files. Both models accept JPEG-image photo discs for ìslide-showî presentations, and the acceptance of recordable and rewriteable DVDs, in both DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW formats.The new players also share many essential features such as new power supply designs and audio and video digital and analog circuitry including high-current analog components and wideband audio and video DACs. These include 24-bit/9-kHz audio DACs (on all channels for the RDV-1050), and the high-speed/wideband video DAC shared by both designs for stable screen images. There is even a new high-resolution graphical user interface Rotel developed to reduce the eyestrain of setup and everyday use of on-screen menus.Both players feature component-video outputs, user-selectable for progressive-scan orinterlaced format, as well as S-video and composite outputs. Each model also furnishesdigital audio output in both optical and coaxial formats which is an important convenience in manysystem setups that is capable of sending PCM-stereo, Dolby Digital, or DTS, to a receiver or other processor. Both of course also provide stereo analog-audio outputs, towhich the RDV-1050 DVD-A design adds the center, surround, and subwoofer outputsrequired for multichannel playback.The two models also share a function named Express Play Startô, which cuts down on the waiting between loading a DVD disc and the beginning of playback. DVD-Video staples, such as bi-directional multi-speed slow motion fast search, picture ìzoom,î and ìstrobeî features, are also common to the pair. Additionally, the RVD-1050 and RDV-1040 also share Rotelís Video Fine Processorô circuitry that permits user-fine-tuning of picture parameters including sharpness,saturation, contrast, and more, thus ensuring fully-optimized viewing with any disc. Both also include full-functional remote controllers; the RDV-1050ís is a ìglowî remote handset with enhanced low-light readability.Both the RDV-1050 DVD-Audio player and the RDV-1040 DVD-Video player will be available in either black or silver finish. The RDV-1050 will be available in January 2004 at a suggested MSRP of $699.00, and the RDV-1040, which is available now, carries a suggested MSRP of $499.00For more information, please visit www.rotel.com.

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