FOCUS Enhancements Showcases New Low Cost CenterStage at CES

Reprinted from a Focus Enhancements press release:

LAS VEGAS - January 9, 2002 FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ SC: FCSE), a worldwide leader in video production and conversion technology, today introduced a new low-cost member to its award winning CenterStage family, the CenterStage High Definition (CS-HD). The CenterStage CS-HD is designed to bring the sharpest and best quality video to front or rear-projection, plasma, CRT, and LCD displays used in today’s home theaters. The CenterStage CS-HD video processor accepts interlaced or progressive analog for processing and scaling to HDTV formats. CenterStage will be on display during CES (January 9-12, Las Vegas) in the FOCUS Enhancements booth #23244.

“We are pleased to introduce CenterStage CS-HD as the lowest cost CenterStage video processor in the CenterStage family, said Michael Conway, vice president of marketing for FOCUS Enhancements. CenterStage CS-HD has the same high-quality scaling and processing engine as our CS-1 and CS-2 models, but includes features most applicable to HDTV formats.”

CenterStage CS-HD expands the CenterStage product line allowing for greater channel breadth, said Aric Hasselbring, home theater sales manager for FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. We now have a solution for specialty retailers, high-end home theater dealers and installers, and Professional AV customers.

The CenterStage CS-HD is available at a U.S. suggested retail price of $995. It has a two-year limited warranty and is shipped with a remote control. CenterStage CS-HD will soon be available through the FOCUS Enhancements worldwide distribution network. Additional information can be found on the FOCUS website at www.focusinfo.com.