Vidikron Of America Experiences Surge In Demand For Home Cinema Products

Vidikron of America, Inc., a leader in high-performance video projectors and support components, has announced that demand for its award-winning home cinema products is currently at the strongest level in Vidikron of Americaís eleven-year history. The surge in sales comes as Vidikron has begun to ship a number of new products, including the Kronos One HDTV-compatible CRT Projector and the latest entries in its line of video processors, the DVS 3500 and DVS 2500 Digital Video Scalers.Other key Vidikron products, such as the Epoch D-600 HDTV-ready LCD Projector and the reference-quality Vision Series of HDTV CRT Projectors, also constitute a strong part of the growth in demand. Use of Vision Series projectors in a spectacular HDTV rear-projection display created by Ultimate Entertainment of Scottsdale, Arizona, at the recent Home Entertainment Expo in Newport Beach, dazzled show attendees with the quality of its picture.""We are very pleased to find that our products are being discovered by a growing number of consumers,"" said James Wellnitz, Executive Vice President. ""Vidikron of America wishes to thank our loyal, long-time dealers for helping to make this growth possible, and to welcome our newest dealers to the world of Vidikron home cinema products."" Wellnitz noted that the number of new dealer requests has been unusually high.Vidikronís Kronos One Projector has been designed to provide exceptionally high performance and advanced features in a surprisingly affordable package. Bright seven-inch CRTs fire through color-corrected, high-resolution lenses with dual focus adjustments, projecting flawless images onto screens measuring 5 to 20 feet diagonally. Horizontal scan rates ranging from 30 to 50kHz ensure that the Kronos One is capable of displaying any currently available HDTV format, as well as line-doubled NTSC and other enhanced-definition images.Compatible with virtually all CRT, DLP, LCD and flat plasma projectors, the DVS 3500 Digital Video Scaler produces a complete range of flexible scan line adjustments designed to deliver a seamless, pristine image perfectly optimized for any individual projector. Combined with a Vidikron Vision Series projector, the DVS 3500 can exceed even the capabilities of a line quadrupler. Special Adaptive Comb Filters virtually eliminate video artifacts, while patented Bandwidth Expansion Circuitry boosts image resolution.The DVS 2500 Digital Video Scaler can deliver flawless quality that surpasses most commercial cinemas, enabling users to convert either NTSC or PAL interlaced signals into breathtaking pictures. The DVS 2500 incorporates patented Picture Plus circuitry that flawlessly cleans video artifacts, and offers two scan rates that meet and exceed the requirements for enhancing CRT, LCD, DLP and plasma images, doubling or nearly tripling the scan lines of incoming signals. Thanks to the DVS 2500ís multifunction smart remote, users have direct control over all its functions, as well as control over up to seven other home theatre devices.Vidikron of America is a private, fully funded company that manufactures and distributes Vidikron-branded products. It is unrelated to its former parent company, Vidikron Technologies Group, Inc., a public company that previously traded as Projectavision.

Vidikron of America can be reached at its world headquarters at 150 Bay Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302; phone: 201 420 6666.