MARANTZ LEADS THE WAY IN PLASMA MONITOR QUALITY AND STYLE WITH THREE HIGH-PERFORMANCE MODELS

61-, 50-, and 42-Inch Plasma Displays Offer Ideal Solutions For the Ultimate in High-Quality Home Theater

In 2003 Marantz America is demonstrating clear leadership in the fast-growing plasma display market, offering consumers a choice of three widescreen (16:9) plasma monitors, including the 61-inch PD6120D, 50-inch PD5020D and the 42-inch PD4293D. All three Marantz plasma monitors feature advanced image technologies and a wealth of operational and convenience features that provide the ultimate in image quality, placement flexibility and overall home theater enjoyment.

Compatibility With All Digital and Analog Video Sources

All Marantz plasma monitors are designed for compatibility with the widest variety of digital and analog video sources. The PD6120D, PD5020D and PD4293D are all HDTV and DTV compatible and can display 480p or 720p progressive scan images from DVD-Video players, HDTV set-top boxes or computers, 1080i HDTV images from an HDTV set-top box or other HDTV sources, or upconverted images from any NTSC source. All three models will also display images from a computer up to UXGA resolution, and automatically scale or upconvert video sources as necessary. To accommodate virtually any video source, Marantz plasma displays include HD component video, component video, S-video and composite video connections, as well as DVI and analog RGB inputs. They are all compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECAM formats and provide a choice of aspect ratio modes for viewing standard 4:3 format and 16:9 widescreen program material with the highest-possible image quality.

Advanced Image-Enhancing Technologies

The Marantz plasma monitors include advanced image enhancement technologies to deliver extraordinary plasma TV picture quality. For example, a series of filters embedded within the front glass reduce undesirable light emissions from the individual pixels, for a more realistic color balance. Cutting-edge digital video processing circuitry yields unprecedented image smoothness, with more realistic picture quality and a dramatic reduction of motion artifacts, and "intelligent" scan conversion utilizes advanced pixel mapping technology that displays scaled images with exceptional clarity and image stability. Further enhancing image quality, Marantz’ advanced Capsulated Color Filer (CCF) technology optimizes the color spectrum and decreases screen reflection, with a black matrix that improves black level and contrast.

In addition, all Marantz plasma monitors feature sophisticated a 3D Motion Adaptive Scan Converter and 3:2 pulldown detection, yielding highly accurate image quality from NTSC program sources and the best-possible reproduction of film-based DVD-Video discs, by correctly detecting and decoding the 24 frames-per-second of film content that are transferred to the 30 frames-per-second required for video playback. The result is smoother, more natural moving images with a significant reduction of false contours, especially in fast-moving scenes...All three Marantz plasma displays offer a variety of useful convenience functions, such as a multi-screen feature to view two programs at once, a selectable digital zoom that magnifies up to 900 percent, a long-life anti screen-burn circuit, an automatic power off timer and many additional advanced features. In addition, functions on all three sets are easily accessible via intuitive multi-language on-screen menu and remote control, and front-panel buttons provide ready access to most-used functions such as power on/off, input select, volume and other adjustments.

PD6120D: Bigger and Better Plasma Display Performance Like all Marantz plasma display monitors, the company’s flagship 61-inch PD6120D incorporates leading-edge video technologies for extraordinary large-screen picture quality, and offers a wide range of picture adjustments including automatic or manual color temperature control, to achieve optimum image quality...(SRP: $25,999.)

PD5020D: Ideal For Home Theater and Commercial Applications The 50-inch widescreen Marantz PD5020D provides superlative widescreen picture quality for home theater installations, as well as for commercial applications and business presentations... SRP: $14,499.)

The Marantz PD4293D: Designed for Superlative Image Quality The Marantz PD4293D’s refinements make it a superior performer in the 42-inch plasma monitor category. The PD4293D is engineered for lifelike image quality from all video sources, incorporating features such as a 853 x 480 pixel array that incorporates advanced Capsulated Color Filer (CCF) technology, which optimizes the color spectrum and decreases screen reflection, complemented by a black panel matrix that improves black level and contrast... (SRP: $9,999.)