Zenith Announces New Widescreen Rear-Projection LCD HDTVs

Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenith Electronics Corporation, enhancing its position as a leading supplier of digital high-definition television (HDTV) displays, introduced two big, bright, widescreen rear-projection LCD HDTV monitors at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. The new models are the 60-inch D60WLCD Rear-Projection Widescreen LCD TV and the 52-inch D52WLCD Rear-Projection Widescreen LCD TV. Also available in 2002 are 10 CRT rear-projection HDTV models, from 50 to 65 inches in size, giving Zenith customers an unparalleled range of choices.

The D60WLCD rear-projection HDTV monitor, previewed last fall to Zenith dealers and now ready to ship, is designed to display 16:9 and 4:3 high-definition images on a giant 60-inch screen ideal for home theaters and other home entertainment areas. Integrated with dual NTSC tuners, it accepts HDTV, SD and NTSC video sources. Three internal 1.2-inch LCD panels, augmented by a nine-element lens system, deliver superb 1280 x 720p resolution.

Image enhancing features include aspect ratio correction, an advanced 3D Y/C comb filter that digitally controls and separates color (chroma) and picture (luminance) information, a peak brightness of 680 candles/square meter, a contrast ratio of 200:1, generous 100 x 30-degree viewing angles, and picture-in-picture, picture-out-of picture and split-screen capabilities.

Audio features include Zenith's EZ Sound dynamic bass and two built-in 15-watt speakers, while the extensive 36-jack connection panel accommodates all popular video formats and includes front-panel video jacks and a 15-pin RGB input for a digital set-top box.

The D60WLCD weighs only 132 pounds and is less than 18 inches deep. It will be available in the first quarter 2002, at a suggested price under $7,000.

The D52WLCD rear-projection LCD HDTV monitor shares many features of the D60WLCD, adapted for a more accommodating 52-inch screen. Augmented by a nine-element lens system, three 0.96-inch LCD panels deliver superb 1280 x 720p progressive resolution, enhanced by 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio correction, an advanced 3D Y/C comb filter, a peak brightness of 680 candles/square meter, a 200:1 contrast ratio, 100 x 30-degree viewing angles, and picture-in-picture, picture-out-of-picture and split-screen capabilities.

Dual NTSC tuners ensure ease of use and the extensive 36-jack connection panel includes inputs for Component Video, S-Video and Composite Video, as well as front-panel video jacks and a 15-pin RGB input for a digital set-top box. Two built-in 15-watt speakers and Zenith's EZ Sound dynamic bass complete the experience. The D52WLCD will be available in the fourth quarter of 2002, at a suggested price below $6,000.

All Zenith's rear-projection sets can be readily paired with Zenith's progressive-scan or standard DVD players, its HDTV broadcast/satellite set-top receiver through component or RGB inputs, VCRs and other traditional video source components.

Zenith Electronics Corporation, founded in 1918, is a leader in digital television technologies and inventor of the U.S. digital HDTV transmission system adopted by the FCC. Zenith's Emmy award winning technologies include digital HDTV, flat-screen CRTs, stereo television and TV remote controls. For 2002, Zenith is capitalizing on its digital HDTV leadership and on the extensive technologies and resources of its parent company, LG Electronics Inc. (LGE). (Zenith merged with LGE in November 1999.) Zenith's corporate headquarters are in Lincolnshire, Ill. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.zenith.com .

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