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Toshiba has announced the innovative et20 projector with integrated DVD player, 5.1-channel audio system, and an exclusive Super Close Projection lens that will produce a 2-metre (diagonal) image from just 1-metre and a 1.5-metre image from only 70cm away.

The projector will also feature the Realta HQV video processor for delivering what’s acknowledged as the industry’s best image quality. The projector will have a retail price of $1900 (£1100) and will be available in April 2006.

Toshiba’s et20 will use the no-compromise Realta HQV processor, which makes any standard DVD video approach the image quality of HD video. Exclusive HQV features such as pixel-by-pixel noise reduction and advanced multi-cadence detection should ensure that any DVD will deliver outstanding image quality.

Realta ‘HQV Powered by Teranex’ encompasses true 10-bit video processing, full four-field motion- adaptive video deinterlacing for both standard-definition and high-definition signals, pixel-by-pixel temporal-recursive noise reduction, automatic film-mode detection, and pixel-based detail enhancement. It also uses the same video processing power - one trillion operations per second - as the $60000 (£34747) Teranex Xantus box.

‘Toshiba is driving a new paradigm shift by creating this new category of projector. With its ability to produce a large image from such a short distance, Realta HQV video processing and exceptional ‘Anyplace’ 2D keystone, and its integrated 5.1 surround sound system, this projector is sure to be a tremendous success for Toshiba, and it will set a very high bar for the rest of the industry,’ said Hamid Farzaneh, Executive VP of Sales and Business Development, Silicon Optix.

For more information, visit www.toshiba-europe.com/projectors.

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