RCA is hoping to ignite some competition in what’s euphemistically called the “value segment” of the personal digital media player market with the launch of its Gem line of digital media players. The players aim to offer features most consumers want at prices which won’t strain their budgets: audio, video, and photo playback; expandable memory; USB mass storage; and rugged cases which can handle being tossed in a bag or put through their paces at the gym.
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RCA Will Be There When Analog TV Goes Black
If you’re like me, nothing beats the snuggly feeling of cuddling up in a room with your trusty old cathode-ray tube television. You know, the good one in the big wooden cabinet which can tune to thirteen separate channels, and on a good day can pull in that UHF station from the next town over if you jiggle the antenna a little bit. Ah, the smell of ozone! And you know, there’s no way you’re gonna get one of those newfangled flat screen things into that custom cabinet.
RCA HD DVD Player for Under $500
If you are not happy with your new Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player, or simply want to avoid it (due to bad reviews), RCA has analternative with their new HDV5000 HD DVD player. “The RCA HDV5000 offers consumers new options in home entertainment while retaining the convenience and ease of use that has made DVD playersone of the most popular products in consumer electronics history,” said Dan Collishaw, Chief Operating Officer for Thomson’s Audio/Video and Accessories businesses. “This inaugural HD DVD productpromises to deliver pre-recorded entertainment to the home in a dimension never before seen – true high-definition favorites that will further enhance a high-end home theater system. And it comes ata truly affordable price for consumers.” The HDV5000 will output copy-protected HD content through the HDMI interface in either 720p or 1080i – and standard definition DVD discs can beupconverted to 720p or 1080i to complement the performance of a high-definition television. Since the conversion occurs in the player, the signal is free of excessive digital-to-analog conversionartifacts.
While improved picture performance is an outstanding advantage of the RCA HDV5000, audio quality is equally impressive, featuring Dolby® Digital Plus technology for a more realistic listening experience. The player features built-in multichannel decoders for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (2 channel), DTS and DTS-HD (5.1 channel). The HDV5000 delivers digital information to a Surround Sound processor/receiver through S/PDIF or HDMI outputs.
RCA Showcases Small Wonder Camcorder
Thomson/RCA yesterday announced the first in a lineup of new digital camcorders aimed at market segments reportedly not normally
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