Runco Puts The ""Wow!"" Back In Big-Screen TV

Runco International, the California company accepted as the worldwide leader in state-of-the-art video-display technology for home-theatre systems, is pleased to introduce the new DTV-5801 rear-projection TV. Replacing the DTV-5800, the new set is the worldís only rear-projection layout. The DTV-5801 is full HDTV-capable and includes a dual NTSC tuner for two-channel picture-in-picture. In addition, it delivers high-quality video imaging that outperforms it competitors by a wide margin.""Runco is best know for our standard-setting front-projection technologies,"" says Runcoís Marketing Director Liz Pemble, ""and this latest series of improvement to the 5800 adds another milestone to our rear-projection product line. The DTV-5801ís performance keeps pace with our latest HD-capable front projectors and maintains our position as makers of the worldís best rear-projection television set.""The improved DTV-5800 is a stand-alone widescreen rear projector able to display the best home-theater video programs in their original format with full resolution, thus presenting films as their makers intended. Measuring 58 inches wide, 32-5/8 inches tall, the image is large enough for genuine, big-screen cinematic impact, yet the DTV-5801 is less than 30 inches deep, making it welcome inmost any room. Unexcelled potential video resolution ñ 16000 TV lines ñ arrives courtesy of three 7-inch high-performance CRTs. As a result, even High-Definition Television (HDTV) programs can display their full quality, while the DTV-5801ís 16:9 widescreen shape means that ""anamorphic"" DVDs, the most faithful consumer-playback movie format currently available, will show their full, stunning visual potential.Of course, with the addition of a DTV tuner or ""set-top box,"" the DTV-5801 becomes a full-resolution digital-television HDTV system. The DTV-5801 can display the two most common HDTV formats ñ 1080i and 480p ñ making it compatible with virtually all DTV tuners. Whatís more, its 480p (480-line/progressive-scan) compatibility means it can produce full quality from a new generation of progressive-scan DVD players, delivering a more nearly high-definition image from the thousands of DVD titles available right now.To ensure that it can display the most impressive images regardless of the source, the DTV-5801 incorporates a built-in line-double video processor that operates on any NTSC source, including DVDs, Laserdiscs, and conventional broadcast or cable (or satellite) TV programming. It also display all video size formats with full resolution and correct geometry: conventional, ""square"" 4:3 TV; widescreen anamorphic 16:9 images from DVDs and Digital Television broadcasts; and letter-boxed images from any source.Offering plug-and-play compatibility in virtually any system, the Runco DTV-5801 rear-projection design features two DTV-compatible component-video inputs, as well as three inputs each for S-Video and composite video signals. Each input position offers a wide array of users parameters and independent memory to ensure optimal viewing from every source. The DTV-5801 also features dual NTSC-signal antenna/cable tuners along with three stereo inputs and a center audio input.Supplies with a dedicated universal/learning wireless infrared remote controller; the DTV-5801 is finished inelegant, piano-black gloss.Available: NowManufacturerís suggested retail price: $9,995A diffusion screen model is available for $10,995. A dimly lit room is required for optimum viewing with this screen.

For more information on this product and Runcoís entire line of HDTV-capable projection-television systems, visit Runco on the Web at www.runco.com.