Features:
- 15-inch widescreen 16:9 LCD TV with 120-degrees horizontal x 100-degrees vertical viewing angles
- 480p EDTV display capability--perfect for connection with a progressive-scan DVD player
- High 400:1 contrast ratio and 400 candles/square meter brightness
- 6.5 watts per channel stereo audio with 2-way, bass-reflex speakers
- Active Light Control circuitry automatically detects the brightness levels of the input signal and adjusts the backlight accordingly
Description:
The TC-15LT1 offers a flat, 15-inch LCD screen in a widescreen (16:9) dimension that's perfect for viewing DVDs in their native aspect ratios. This is an EDTV monitor, which means its image quality is a step closer to high-definition or HDTV than that of standard TVs. When used with a progressive-scan DVD player (or 480p-output DTV set-top box), you'll get seamless, razor-sharp images from favorite movies and concert videos. Panasonic's Progressive Cinema Scan (3:2 pulldown) even corrects for distortion resulting from 30 frames-per-second DVD encoding of 24 fps movies. The unit's 854 x 480 pixel resolution is enhanced by a 3D Y/C digital comb filter (which improves resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl), a high (400:1) contrast ratio, high peak brightness of 400 candles/square meter, and wide viewing angles: 120 degrees horizontal x 100 degrees vertical. Active Light Control circuitry automatically detects the brightness levels of the input signal and adjusts the backlight accordingly, enhancing brightness levels for both light and dark scenes. The result is an expanded dynamic range from black to white peak, with crisp, natural pictures that ensure dynamic viewing. Active System Control works in tandem with active light control to adjust the video signal according to the image contrast, adding greater brightness to bright scenes and more depth to darker ones. For connections, there is one high-resolution component-video input (D2/YPBPR conversion cable supplied), one S-video input, and a composite-video input with stereo RCA analog audio jacks. A stereo headphone jack fosters private listening, and the monitor also offers internal stereo speakers with reflex bass ports and 6.5 watts per channel (at 10 percent THD). The monitor includes a standard NTSC tuner and measures 13 x 16.3 x 7.1 inches.
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