Features:
- 36-inch standard (4:3) aspect-ratio PureFlat tube TV with 1080i and 480p compatibility
- 2-tuner PIP, 8-bit PIP image processing, and split-screen option
- Progressive Cinema Scan (3/2 pulldown) provides faithful reproduction of film-based materials
- Motion-Adaptive 3D-Y/C digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges and reducing dot crawl
- Digital velocity-modulated scanning improves the definition at picture edges
Description:
The CT-36HX42 is loaded with features to make DVD and HDTV viewing as simple and as pristine as possible. The set's 36-inch PureFlat picture tube enhances contrast while reducing glare and reflections. Even better: its HDTV/EDTV display capability (1080i, 480p) lets you view high-definition or enhanced-definition TV programming from an external DTV set-top box with an ATSC receiver (not included; an external over-the-air antenna may be required). Progressive Cinema Scan (3/2 pulldown) provides faithful reproduction of film-based materials. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; Progressive Cinema Scan digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Two-tuner picture-in-picture with split-screen display lets you view two programs at once by dividing the screen in half down the middle. Each program is shown at full height, with one program on the left side and the other on the right. A motion-Adaptive 3D-Y/C digital comb filter displays bright colors and action scenes with incredible clarity by minimizing the "color rainbow effect" in closely spaced patterns, compensating for the motion that occurs between fields. Included 10-bit, 60 MHz analog-to-digital image processing boosts conventional grayscale from 256 to 1024, to deliver four times as many shades of black and white. Digital velocity-modulated scanning is advanced circuitry along the neck of the CRT that senses transitions from black to white in the video signal. The black and white portions of the signal are sped up and slowed down, respectively, resulting in sharp black-to-white transitions. For a more film-like picture when watching movies, you may want to selectively turn off this circuitry. Other features include horizontal and vertical edge correction, three rear and one front-panel audio/video inputs, 15 watts per channel stereo sound, Artificial Intelligence Sound Control (prevents variances in sound level), BBE High-Definition Sound (improves speech intelligibility and restores musical dynamic range), and simulated stereo sound (which works with both stereo and monaural programs), and a lighted-disk universal remote control, which can be programmed to control many current video and audio devices. Editor's note: Optional set-top receiver required to view DTV programming. Optional external over-the-air antenna may be required for ATSC reception with a set-top box. If your cable company "passes through" a DTV signal unchanged, an optional HDTV set-top receiver can decode and tune the program. However, standards for cable connectivity have not been finalized. Consequently, this product may not be compatible with your cable system.
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