Mitsubishi Intros New Plasma, DLP and LCD Lines

Mitsubishi said Friday at its dealer show that it has launched a series of new plasma, LCD flat-panel, DLP and LCD rear-projection HDTV displays. The new DLPs run on TI's 1080p chip and include either a 160 GB or 250 GB hard disc drive for up to 16 to 25 hours of digital video recording. They also come with two tuners so that users can watch one HD program while recording another, and are Digital Cable Ready using CableCARD. Two HDMI inputs and a nine-format memory card reader are also standard equipment.

Mitsubishi's new plasmas come in either 42- or 50-inch models and feature 12-bit color processing along with the company's BrightCell plasma technology that Mitsubishi says produces sharper, more detailed picture quality. The 42-inch model has 1024 x 768 resolution while the 50-incher comes in at 1365 x 768, and HDMI is standard on both, as are bottom-mounted speakers and a height-adjustable stand.

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