(COMTEX) Toshiba Introduces New Era of Video Performance With Colorst
Toshiba Introduces New Era of Video Performance With Colorstream Pro
Progressive Scan Technology And DTV Interface Terminals
WAYNE, N.J. (May 19) BUSINESS WIRE -May 19, 1998--Toshiba today opened
the door to a new era of video performance with the introduction of its
revolutionary ColorStream PRO(TM) progressive scan technology and DTV
Interface Terminals. These two technologies bring together the maximum
performance capabilities of color TV and DVD-Video, as well as provide
consumers with the ability to enjoy the full benefits of future DTV
programs.
ColorStream PRO progressive scan provides a non-interlaced component
video DVD/TV connection that allows DVD-Video to reach its maximum
picture quality potential. Toshiba includes a ColorStream PRO
progressive scan output on its new Platinum Standard SD7108 DVD-Video
player and ColorStream PRO inputs on three new projection TVs: the
Cinema Series 71-inch TP71H95 and 61-inch TP61H95, as well as the
TheaterWide 65-inch Model TW65H80.
The benefits of ColorStream PRO are rooted in the nature of the
DVD-Video format. Every DVD-Video disc is mastered in MPEG-2
progressive scan (480P). But until now, DVD-Video players have had to
re-format the progressive scan signal into an interlaced NTSC image for
display on conventional TV sets. This process entails an inevitable
loss in vertical resolution, the appearance of visible scan lines, and
some perceptible flicker -- all weaknesses inherent to the interlaced
NTSC system.
By preserving DVD's progressive scan image, the ColorStream PRO
connection provides a new dimension in total picture quality,
delivering a more film-like, three-dimensional image. The progressive
scan image is flicker-free, with virtually no visible NTSC line
structure or motion artifacts, and offers better temporal and vertical
resolution. The difference is immediately visible, especially when seen
on a large-screen projection television. Further complementing its
ColorStream PRO technology, Toshiba's Platinum Standard SD7108
DVD-Video player features automatic 3:2 pull-down compensation, a
film-recognition mode that displays 24-frame film sources as a
high-resolution 60-frame progressively scanned video signal. The
Platinum Standard SD7108 is truly the world's first DVD player fully
prepared for the DTV era.
All of Toshiba's ColorStream PRO-equipped projection TVs also feature a
new DTV Interface Terminal -- making them DTV-ready display devices.
With the addition of a compatible set-top receiver box, the DTV
interface terminal permits these Toshiba projection sets to display the
maximum picture resolution of DTV programming. Adding yet another level
of DTV-readiness, the TheaterWide TW65H80 provides users with the
ability to view DTV programming in the full 16:9 widescreen aspect
ratio.
Steve Nickerson, Toshiba Vice President of Video Marketing, commented:
"Both ColorStream component video and the introduction of our
breakthrough ColorStream PRO flow from the unique advantage Toshiba
enjoys as a leader in both color TV and video source manufacturing.
This enables us to stay ahead of the competition by designing
complementary technologies and building them into both the source and
the display device, which is exactly what was needed to implement
ColorStream PRO."
Toshiba America Consumer Products is an independent operating company,
owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, a
world leader in high technology products with subsidiaries worldwide.
Make sure to visit Toshiba on the World Wide Web at
toshiba.com
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