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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Looking to tap into "the emergence of cable opportunities at retail," Sony Home Products Division senior VP Tim Baxter unveiled one of the industry's most expansive lines of fully integrated/CableCARDenabled digital television sets at its annual East Coast line review for the media, here.
Sony unveiled 12 models of HDTV sets that incorporate ATSC/NTSC and OAM tuners to receive over-the-air analog and digital TV broadcasts and in-the-clear digital cable channels. They also add new CableCARD uni-directional cableTV plug-and-play capability to tune basic and scrambled premium digital channels without the need for a separate set-top box.
In addition, Sony unveiled two HD-capable digital cable set-top boxes with built-in personal video recording capability and CableCARD service access.
All of Sony's CableCARD products include the new DVI-based High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) with HDCP content protection, The uncompressed digital interface delivers broad-bandwidth video and multi-channel digital audio signals.
The new DTV television receivers include four direct-view sets, all featuring FD Trinitron WEGA picture tubes; six Grand Wega LCD-based rear projection sets; and a pair of 16:9 CRT-based rear projection sets.
Sony significantly expanded its integrated Grand Wega LCD rear projection TV assortment by adding two new...