New Plasma Screens for Business Use
We’ll be releasing three new plasma screens, designed exclusively for professional use in corporate, retail and information display environments.
The new 42, 50 and 60-inch plasma displays include the new PUREBLACK 2 panel (the same as used in our consumer plasma TVs) and the PURE DRIVE PRO video processing engine which provides superior scaling and video processing.
This means that whatever the operating conditions, you are guaranteed picture quality and reliability.
The 50-inch PDP-50MXE20 will be available in November, the 60-inch PDP-60MXE20 in December and the 42-inch PDP-42MXE20 will follow in January. All screens will be available in black; the 50-inch will also be available in silver.
High Definition Picture quality
The screen performance is what you’d expect from Pioneer; we’ve advanced the reproduction of colour and there’s no image distortion, while the processing engine delivers precise scaling and very sharp images. As well as the looks, we’ve addressed the “pragmatics” too: the screens are highly reliable, flexible, extremely efficient and very tough.
A new processing engine, the 'Pure Drive Pro', is a high-performance chip set that manages the colour output and scaling to deliver high efficiency levels and optimum picture quality.
Scaling performance – vital for professional screens – is vastly improved to ensure that even high resolution signals are reproduced accurately.
Image processing is further advanced by i-Clear Drive: depending on the video signal, this feature intelligently adjusts grey steps in darker areas to sharpen details. Since it doesn’t ignore any data when scaling, image processing is smoother and more precise.
The screens’ power consumption is also among the lowest in the industry.
Display Modes
We’ve enhanced the display modes, including the dual-screen mode to display 2 pictures, presented with indentical pinpoint accuracy. Configuring a multi-screen video wall is also possible, with 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 and 5 x 5 alternatives.
Connectivity
The new displays include our Expansion Solutions concept that makes the creation and management of plasma installations an easier and more cost-effective process. As well as the standard 15 Pin D-sub and DVI-D connector for PC and video signals, the displays include two open architecture expansion slots.
One slot is dedicated to signal input with two optional Pioneer expansion cards available to handle all the major video signals. The second is a unique communications slot and includes an RS-232C expansion card as standard. With their open architecture, the slots enable interchangeable cards to be designed by third party developers to handle current and future analogue, digital and communications signals.
They also provide the flexibility for systems integrators to design plasma installations to customers’ exact specifications.
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