RCA’s Slim, Sleek, and Svelte HDTV Lineup

Reprinted from a Thomson press release:

LAS VEGAS, January 8, 2003 Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE:
TMS), the worldwide provider of video technologies, products and
services, today unveiled its new line of 2003 RCA home entertainment
products at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
designed to simplify digital technology and bring it into people’s
lives.

The new flagship model in the RCA Scenium line is a widescreen 50-inch
(diagonal) fully integrated rear-projection HDTV based on Texas
Instruments?DLP?(Digital Light Processing) technology. Like the
entire RCA Scenium digital television line, the 50-inch RCA Scenium DLP
HDTV embraces 16×9 widescreen display panorama and boasts the industry’s
most advanced performance technologies integrated in a user-friendly
design.

Some of these features include a 16×9 widescreen panoramic
display with an anti-reflective protective shield, a built-in ATSC
tuner/decoder, 720p high-definition display, high-speed broadband
connectivity for networking and Internet browsing, QAM modulation that
enables the TV to receive local broadcasts over digital cable channels,
and secure digital DVI-HDTV and DTVLink(1394) interfaces that assure
optimum display capability of uncompressed digital video images as well
as convenient recording of HDTV programming. The lightweight (under 100
pounds) and slim cabinet (16 inches deep) make the 50-inch RCA Scenium
DLP HDTV the ideal model for consumers seeking giant-screen picture
performance in a compact cabinet design at a suggested retail price of
$4,499.