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Sharp Announces GroundBreaking High Definition Front Projector Setting
New Standard in Consumer Home Theater
SharpVision® High Definition
DLP™ Projector Combines Next Generation Picture Technology and
Elegant Design
NEW YORK, August 8, 2001 - Sharp Electronics
Corporation today introduced the XV-Z9000U, the world's first
single-panel, DLP™ technology-enabled high definition (HD) front
projector for home theater. This groundbreaking home theater product
incorporates Sharp's proprietary Computer & Video Integrated Composer
(CV-IC) technology with Texas Instruments DLP technology to provide
remarkably high resolution imagery and brilliant clarity, delivering one
of the best pictures available in consumer home theater today.
Sharp XV-Z9000U DLP high definition
front projector
(click on image to enlarge)
"The SharpVision XV-Z9000U combines Sharp's
industry-leading expertise in front projection for the home theater market
with Texas Instruments DLP technology, and the result is phenomenal,"
said Frank DeMartin, director of product marketing, Sharp Electronics
Corporation. "With the XV-Z9000U, Sharp has reached an exciting new
level of home theater performance, providing consumers for the first time
with truly superior picture quality, flexibility in installation, and ease
of use."
Sharp's unique CV-IC Technology optimizes the film or
video content for enhanced viewing through two key scaling processes:
Advanced Interlaced to Progressive (I/P) Conversion and Enhanced 3:2 Pull
Down. These sophisticated processes provide optimal conversion of
Interlaced signals to the Progressive format, and allow for the most
accurate reproduction of film-based content, creating a truly cinematic
experience.
The XV-Z9000U revolutionizes the consumer home theater
experience through the following key benefits:
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Remarkably high resolution imagery - 1280 x
720 pixel array and the combination of DLP and CV-IC technology
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Super high contrast - 1,100:1 contrast ratio
provides deep dark blacks, excellent dark scene detail and tremendous
depth of field through: advanced optics design, Sharp's proprietary
gamma adjustment algorithm and Texas Instruments Digital Micromirror
Device (DMD) chip
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High brightness - produced by 250-watt high
pressure lamp, utilizing only pure light wavelengths
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Precise color reproduction - more accurate
color than CRT units, through DLP and optics technologies including a
five times (5x) six-segment color wheel, delivering subtlety of color
ranging from the most natural of flesh tones to vibrant reds, greens
and blues
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Home theater-friendly design and engineering
- flexible installation and maintenance, whisper-quiet fan (32dB), and
maximum control and connectivity
To further enhance picture quality, the projector's
color wheel spins at five times speed, virtually eliminating color
separation artifacts producing smooth, high-grade pictures and incredibly
accurate color reproduction.
The XV-Z9000U is designed exclusively for high-end home
theater use, and is engineered for flexible installation providing optimal
performance. The XV-Z9000U's single-chip design incorporates a natural
projection angle system and lens shift function to eliminate keystoning
from virtually any angle of installation.
The XV-Z9000U will be available this month at a
suggested retail price of $10,995.95.
For more information on Sharp's full line of front
projectors, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah,
New Jersey 07430 or call 1-877-388-SHARP. For online product information,
visit Sharp's Web site at www.sharp-usa.com
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CONTACT:
Stephanie Cascione
Stanton Crenshaw Communications
Phone: 212-780-1900 ext. 504
Fax: 212-780-4003
E-mail: stephanie@stanton-crenshaw.com
Karen Hynes
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Phone: 201-529-9620
Fax: 201-529-8919
E-mail: hynesk@sharpsec.com
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Sharp Electronics Corporation is the Mahwah,
N.J.-based sales and marketing subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation, a
worldwide developer of the core technologies that are integral to shaping
the next generation of home entertainment, appliance and digital office
equipment systems. A leader in liquid crystal display (LCD), Sharp is the
developer of the revolutionary ViewcamÒ camcorders, AQUOSä LCD
Televisions and SharpVisionÒ line of LCD projection products. Sharp
continues to demonstrate its home entertainment leadership by advancing
technologies such as High Definition Television (HDTV) and 1-Bit audio
technology. Sharp Electronics employs approximately 2,900 people
nationwide to support its more than 50 product lines.
DLP is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
source: Sharp Electronics Corporation
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