SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1998--
Rear Screen Projectors, DVD Player, Line Multiplier and
Video/PC Scaler Present Incomparable Home Theater and Video
Experiences
Faroudja Laboratories (Nasdaq/NMS:FDJA.O), the Silicon Valley firm
widely regarded as a leader in high-tech video-enhancing technologies
for professional and home environments, will showcase its ability to
provide solutions for high-quality video, including HDTV.
This will include demonstrations and exhibits featuring its new
high-resolution projection systems and unmatched line of video
processors at CES '98, beginning Thursday, Jan. 8, in Las Vegas.
Highlighted in particular will be Faroudja's new RP4800 and RP5800
Rear Screen Projection Systems, DV1000 Digital Video Disc Player,
VP300 Line Multiplier, and Presentation Plus Video/PC Scaler. All
combine innovative technology with the unprecedented image quality
that has come to be expected from Faroudja components.
"Faroudja's advanced technology products define the state of the art
in home theater image reproduction," said Peter Halenbeck, Faroudja
product manager.
"Our goal -- to provide solutions for high-quality video --
demands products that have the capability to work with whatever
display device is chosen, anywhere in the world our products are
used. Faroudja's unique and proprietary technologies, and the
acclaimed video processing circuitry built into each of its products,
help make this possible."
RP4800 and RP5800 High Resolution Rear Screen Projection Systems
The new RP4800 and RP5800 Rear Screen Projection Systems mark
Faroudja's continuing emergence as a company oriented to consumers as
well as professionals.
Engineered to complement Faroudja's cutting-edge line multipliers
and video processing components, the projectors have been designed to
deliver the highest level of video performance now attainable, and
can be easily integrated into any home theater, taking full advantage
of all analog, digital and HDTV formats.
Both models feature built-in Faroudja line doublers for superb,
film-like picture quality, and high-performance screens tailored for
the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.
Advanced video processing capabilities assure compatibility with any
of the proposed HDTV signal formats, as well as data-grade resolution
with all computer systems. Both models accommodate both NTSC and PAL
broadcast standards.
Both models employ seven-inch CRT lenses to generate dramatic
widescreen viewing surfaces -- 58 inches wide for the RP5800, and
48 inches wide for the RP4800. Naturally, both models offer high
scan rate capabilities, superior video performance, and the highest
resolution attainable in rear projection television.
The RP4800 is available now and the RP5800 will be available in
March, at suggested retail prices of $18,900 and under $35,000,
respectively.
DV1000 Digital Video Disc Player
Designed to provide Faroudja customers with an optimum video input
source for its line of video processors -- the VP400A, the VP250 and
the LD200 Series -- the DV1000 stands out as a state-of-the-art
component.
Setting a standard of DVD excellence, the DV1000 delivers superb
picture quality with the assistance of low-noise, high-linearity,
time-aligned video circuitry that includes Faroudja's custom
enhancement chip. In audio, it stands ready for the best home
theater has to offer with enhanced capabilities for Dolby Digital
(AC-3) Surround Sound and DTS Digital Surround Sound.
Custom, high-performance YUV switchable video outputs are augmented
by electrically isolated AES/EBU-compatible, ST glass optical and
calibrated 75-ohm coaxial audio outputs.
Additional video outputs support composite and Y/C video, and analog
audio. Built to last, in a deluxe, rack-mountable, heavy-gauge,
vibration-resistant chassis, the DV1000 comes with an easy-to-use,
full-function IR remote, while two-way RS-232 control adds to its
versatility.
The DV1000 DVD Player is available now at a suggested retail price
of $5,495.
VP300 Line Multiplier
The VP300 Line Multiplier is the latest refinement in Faroudja's
extensive line of video processors that includes the LD200 and VP250
Line Doublers/Video Processors and the VP400A Line Quadrupler.
The VP300 is ideally suited for use with mid-priced CRT projectors
employing seven- or eight-inch lenses that can handle a higher
scanning rate than that provided by line doublers, but that are
unable to handle the demands of line quadrupling.
Like all Faroudja video processors, the VP300 incorporates
proprietary adaptive comb-filter technology for superior color
reproduction and reduced video artifacts, a patented detail-enhancer
circuit that further boosts resolution, and patented film/video
motion-tracking/motion-compensation circuitry that prevents motion
artifacts.
The VP300 gives home theater customers the freedom to have their
video projector scan at its optimum frequency, eliminating the need
for costlier processors with multi-scan capabilities, and allowing
consumers and installers more flexibility in matching projectors with
video processors to achieve a satisfying film-like image quality.
The VP300 is available now at a suggested retail price of $19,950.
Presentation Plus
The Presentation Plus Video/PC Scaler offers users real-time
processing for high-resolution video within computer graphics.
Presentation Plus allows a standard video signal to be genlocked, or
synchronized, to a computer graphics display and employed for
high-resolution multimedia presentations or large-screen home
theaters.
The video signal may be from any of a variety of sources, including
NTSC/PAL Composite, Y/C, RGB or YUV. Most computer formats are also
supported, including VGA, SVGA and XGA.
Presentation Plus adds tremendous flexibility to any corporate
presentation, and does so seamlessly and at a level of quality that
enhances the overall impact. For the home, it allows for the
seamless interaction of computers within the home theater experience.
Presentation Plus digitally converts a video image from an
interlaced to a progressive scanning mode, and maps it into a
user-sizable window. All elements of the video window, including its
fully adjustable aspect ratio, are controlled from a user-friendly
Windows 95-based software package.
Presentation Plus also incorporates Faroudja's patented video
enhancement technologies for absolutely optimum picture quality,
regardless of a video's source, even with large-screen projection
displays. Full video quality is retained with window resolution
levels up to 1,024 x 768 pixels.
Presentation Plus will be available in February at a suggested
price expected to be below $30,000.
The RP4800 and RP5800 Projection Systems, the DV1000 Digital Video
Disc Player, the VP300 Line Multiplier and the Presentation Plus can
be seen, along with Faroudja's other outstanding products, at the Las
Vegas Hilton, Booth 5316, during CES.
Faroudja Laboratories produces state-of-the-art video electronics
for both the professional broadcast and consumer markets and holds
more than 40 patents in the field of video processing.
Faroudja's products improve picture quality dramatically, both by
increasing the number of display lines reproduced on-screen, and by
correcting noise, color and motion errors.
Faroudja broadcast products are found in top professional video
systems, production studios, and digital-satellite head-end
installations around the world. Faroudja Laboratories Inc. is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Faroudja Inc.
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Except for historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including the timely development and acceptance of
new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the
timely development and release of products by suppliers, and other
risks detailed in the company's Registration Statement filed with the
SEC.
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