Toshiba Makes The Ultimate Quality Statement In Direct-View TV With Its First FST Pure Flat-Screen Set

Toshiba today announced the introduction of its most advanced direct-view TV set ever. The companyís first totally flat FST Pure widescreen (16:9) HDTV-ready SuperTUBE TV, the 34-inch model is the first in a family of FST Pure SuperTUBE color TVs that Toshiba will introduce in 2000.The new Cinema Series HD CW34X92 is designed to offer the ultimate performance from todayís analog signals and widescreen 480p DVD sources. And with the addition of a compatible HDTV set-top box (such as Toshibaís DST3000), it becomes the ultimate HDTV display, offering true 1080i resolution.""As digital television gains momentum, consumers have clearly expressed their preference for Toshiba HDTV-ready TVs ñ display devices that offer the best of both the analog and digital worlds. With our new Cinema Series HD FST Pure set, we are clearly defining the highest quality standard in this important category,"" said Scott Ramirez, Director of Product Management. ""The CW34X92ís widescreen picture tube creates an image of unprecedented detail and color purity, and the perfectly flat screen offers the widest possible viewing angle. And while it improves the viewing quality of virtually all video signals, it is the ideal display device for the digital era.""Dual ColorStream HD Component Video InputsLike all Toshiba HDTV-ready TVs, the CW34X92 features two sets of ColorStream HD high-resolution component video inputs for the best picture quality from a choice of digital display devices. The use of dual ColorStream HD inputs allows users to connect two digital sources such as Toshibaís DST3000 HDTV set-top converter box and a DVD-Video player with progressive scan output and easily switch between them. For optimum HDTV performance, advanced I.D.S.C. (Intelligent Digital Scan Conversion) technology automatically converts 480i images to 480p, and automatically passes through 480p and 1080i images. The system utilizes vertical line doubling and frame doubling, and new horizontal pixel doubling technologies to achieve optimum picture quality with an absence of image-degrading motion artifacts.The CW34X92 also features the full complement of image-enhancing and convenience features found on all Toshibaís HDTV-ready TVs, including Picture Preference and Color Temperature Control, which let viewers custom tailor their viewing to obtain the ideal picture in a wide variety of room lighting situations.The CW34X92 is equipped with a full range of user-friendly viewing features, including Toshibaís new Double Window Dual Tuner POP (Picture-Outside-Picture). Thanks to the setís two built-in tuners, viewers can literally cut the screen in halfóviewing the main picture on the left half of the screen while using the right half to view either a single channel or nine separate windows arranged in a ""tic-tac-toe"" formation for easy preview of favorite channels.The CW34X92 also marks a dramatic stylistic change from previous Toshiba SuperTUBE TVs. The new model features an ultra-modern, elegantly styled two-toned silver cabinet that blends seamlessly with all living room, den or bedroom decors.Like all Toshiba Cinema Series TVs, the CW34X92 features Toshibaís Learning Remote Control, which allows users to easily control a wide variety of additional home theater components.The CW34X92 joins the companyís previously announced Cinema Series HD direct-view Model CN36X81, and will be available in January at a suggested retail price of $4,499.99.Cinema Series: A Full Line of HDTV-Ready And High-Performance Analog SetsToshibaís exclusively distributed Cinema Series color TVs are renowned throughout the industry for their unsurpassed image quality and superb performance in all key home theater areas. In addition to the new FST Pure widescreen Model CW34X92 and the recently introduced HDTV-ready CN36X81, Toshibaís Cinema Series HD line includes three HDTV-ready 4:3 projection sets (the 61-inch TN61X81, 55-inch TN55X81 and 50-inch TN50X81). Each of these sets offers the ultimate in analog TV performance plus the assurance of compatibility with HDTV broadcasts (using a compatible digital set-top receiver). All Cinema Series HD projection sets feature the companyís exclusive PowerFocus Plus five-element lens system, which increases the horizontal resolution on 4:3 HDTV-ready TVs to 1,200 lines.The Cinema Series line also includes a wide variety of the industryís most advanced analog direct-view and projection sets. The companyís new tabletop 43-inch TN43V71, for example, is perfectly sized for smaller living spaces (with a cabinet thatís less than 18 inches deep!) and offers the impact of large-screen projection TV with the crispness and clarity of a direct-view SuperTUBE.All Cinema Series TVs and DVD players offer a full complement of audio and video inputs and outputs to provide easy connection to all future audio or video components. All new TV sets feature Toshibaís most extensive, future-ready Super Jack Pack, which includes ColorStream component video inputs.For the ultimate in viewing enjoyment and convenience, virtually all Cinema Series sets are equipped with MultiWindow dual-tuner PIP, which allows viewers to watch two programs simultaneously. In MultiWindow Preview, viewers can scan available channels in six windows underneath the main picture; in MultiWindow Favorite Channel, nine separate windows display the favorite channels that viewers pre-select, allowing them to directly tune to a desired channel simply with an on-screen cursor; and in MultiWindow Strobe, nine windows are used to show a time-lapse display of a broadcast signal or other video source.

For more information, contact Toshiba at 973 628 8000, http://www.toshiba.com/tacp.