Runco Redefines Rear-Projection Television

Runco International, the Hayward, California company acknowledged worldwide as the accepted leader in high-performance video for serious home theater systems, has introduced a stunning new widescreen rear-projection monitor. The new 64-inch-diagonal, 16:9 (1.78:1) widescreen DTV-991 RP is a fully high-definition-capable television, able to display all current and forthcoming DTV (digital television) modes in their full and native image formats. The new DTV-991 RP is the unique standalone display solution for high-end home theaters that demand the very best video imaging available.""While state-of-the-art front-projection video is what Runco is known for, we have long recognized that a very significant number of serious home-theater buffs simply are unable to accommodate a two-piece system,"" says company founder and President Sam Runco. ""The success of our 58-inch widescreen design has proven that there is a real market need; the DTV-991 RP is our ultimate response to these important customers. It represents a very serious and concerted effort to package our best front projection display technologies in a one-piece rear projection set thatís livable in performance, size, and layout.""The DTV-991 Rp incorporates the same electronic systems of Runcoís acclaimed DTV-991 HDTV-capable front-projection system, reconfigured with ëshort-throwí lenses for use in a custom-engineered, single-mirror rear-projection chassis. The DTV-991 RP uses superbly high-resolution projection tubes (CRTs), liquid-coupled for improved black-level output and thus greater, more vividly cinematic contrast. Each of DTV-991 RP CRTs also utilizes an ultraprecise, highly stable electromagnetic focus system, a clear upgrade over the electrostatic focus found on the vast majority of mass-market rear-projection televisions. Combined with its low-loss, high-output/high-contrast single-mirror rear-projection system, the result is nothing short of stunning: The DTV-991 RP creates an entirely new concept of just how good rear projection TV can be.While its video-display technology is visibly and demonstrably superior to that of any other rear-projection design on the market, numerous other elements distinguish the DTV-991 RP from other ""flagship"" HDTV-capable rear-projection systems. Among the most dramatic is its native-format display potential. The new DTV-991 RP is fully able to display any DTV signal, be it high-definition or standard-definition, in its original video format: 480i, 480p, 720p, or 1080i-or any of the 14 remaining possible DTV formats-in its original signal format and original aspect ratio. In sharp contrast to virtually all other rear projection designs, which digitally scale signals to a single high definition format of 480p or 1080i, the DTV-991 RP assures that when paired with a DTV STB (""set-top box"") of suitable quality it will produce the cleanest, best-defined rear-projection video available at any price, from any source.Among the DTV-991 RPís many remaining features is multiple aspect ratio display for correct reproduction of any video source, whether 4:3 conventional television, or ""anamorphic,"" widescreen/letterboxes, or 16:9/DTV origins-or SVGA/XGA or Mac computer graphics. The rear screen also boasts 100 set-up memories, so that user preferences may be automatically linked to individual video sources and modes. Sophisticated dynamic convergence assures optimal video performance in every real-world installation, while a flexible set of video inputs including RGB, S-video, and composite video jack sets makes seamless, ""user-transparent"" integration with any systemís sources fast and easy.For the most committed videophiles Runco also offers an optional DTV-991 Rp Diffusion Screen (available for an extra cost) that yields nearly perfect white-field uniformity for front-projection-standard imaging at a modest sacrifice in overall light output. (A properly low ambient light home-theater environment is strongly recommended for optimum imaging with this option.) The remarkable Runco DTV-991 RP is finished with a piano-black exterior, and supplied with a dedicated wireless infrared remote control.About RuncoFounded in 1987 and currently headquarted in Hayward, California, Runco International is a market leader in state-of-the-art front- and rear-projection televisions, flat-panel plasma TVs, video processors, and source components for the consumer market. Runcoís innovations have won numerous awards and citations from the world press. Runco was the first vides company to introduce a multiple-aspect-ratio controller, the ARC-IV, to the home theater market and also the first to introduce and market a line doubler with a multi-frequency projector, in 1990.Available: January 2000Manufacturerís suggested retail price: $29,994MSRP with Diffusion screen option: $30,995

For more information, contact Liz Pemble, Marketing Director, Runco International 510 293 9154/lizp@runco.com.