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By: Richard Del Cazzo
Web site: http://www.hdtv-hdtv.com
In tune with a new lifestyle trend of Americans staying
close to home for fun and games, Sony Electronics today raised
the curtain on the Cineza Home Entertainment Projector, the
VPL-HS1, featuring high-definition capability, SideShot™
projection and a Memory Stick® media slot. The portable
Sony home entertainment projector is just the ticket to turn
any room into a large-screen digital playhouse, offering a
screen size of 60 to 150-inches diagonally.
"With the growing popularity of digital entertainment
sources - from DVD and DSS to video games and digital photography
- consumers are looking for a big screen display that will
bring their entertainment to life," said Lisa Baldino,
marketing manager for Sony Electronics' Display Systems Division.
"Ideal for screen sizes ranging from five to 10 feet,
the Cineza Home Entertainment Projector is a big-picture,
digital solution in a small, portable package."
Baldino added that the portable home entertainment projector
is also handy for condominiums and apartments, where "space
is the final frontier."
The Cineza home entertainment projector sports SideShot
digital keystone correction, which makes it the first projector
designed for home use that can be placed on an angle to the
screen and still project images that are centered on the screen.
The feature can also help free up valuable space front-and-center
for the audience.
The Sony Cineza Home Entertainment Projector comes with
a remote control and composite video cable for direct access
to a single component. With an optional multi-pin signal interface
unit, cable management, as well as switching multiple video
inputs is made easy. All that is required is to plug in the
single cable of the interface unit into the projector and
then connect the unit to a cable or satellite receiver, DVD
player, VCR or game console.
Here are some ideas of what could be playing on the 10 foot
home entertainment projector (viewable area, measured diagonally)
screen:
Enjoy watching high-definition broadcasts of sports events
on cable or satellite TV projected onto a large screen that
covers an entire wall. The Cineza home entertainment projector
system gives the feel of a front-row seat of the playing field
with life-size images as though the action is coming right
at the viewer.
Entertain family and friends with a digital slide picture
show with life-size electronic photos of such memorable events
as vacations and special occasions (anniversaries, birthdays,
holidays, etc.). Simply connect the handy home entertainment
projector to a digital camera or plug in a Memory Stick removable
media card. The Photo Marketing Association and Photo Finishing
News report that 4.1 million digital cameras in use with consumers
snapping up more than 7.3 billion exposures.
The Sony Cineza Home Entertainment Projector delivers entertainment-to-go.
Like a football, the new unit can be carried under one arm
and brought to a second home or summer place to keep parents
and children entertained. It also features adjustable "feet"
to raise or lower the projector to the desired setting.
The footprint for the Sony projector is a mere 13 1/2 (w)
x 6 1/8 (h) x 11 7/8 (d) inches. The unit weighs about eight
pounds and can rest on the lower shelf of most coffee tables
when not in use.
The Sony Cineza Home Entertainment Projector is now available
for about $3,000.
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