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Video player
For a high-definition signal source that can be used for testing, new product design, or product demonstrations for retail or trade shows, Sencore offers the VP 3340 video player. The player features up to three HDTV outputs, including YPbPr/RGB output (selectable), composite NTSC/PAL output (simultaneously with YPbPr), and an optional DVI output. The VP 3340 allows video downconversion and upconversion and supports 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i formats (and decodes 4:2:0) at up to 60Mbps. With the player, you can also decode MPEG-2 transport and load your own program material through the DVD drive or Ethernet connection.
Price: $5,000
Sioux Falls, S.D.; (800) 736-2673;
www.sencore.com
Portable recorder/player
JVC introduces its portable high-definition player/recorder. The CU-VH1U features a 3.5in., 240,000-pixel, high-resolution LCD monitor, an iLink interface for nonlinear editing and dubbing, component outputs for multi-format playback, and an SD card slot for capturing stills from tape and transferring them to PC through a USB connection. It records and plays back MiniDV cassettes, and adheres to the HDV format for high-definition recording and playback. The CU-VH1U plays back signals recorded in 720/30p (MPEG-2), 480/60p (MPEG-2), and 480/60i (DV). This includes any footage shot with either of JVC's two HD camcorders, the GR-HD1 or JY-HD10. It includes up- and downconversion so that HD recordings can be viewed on virtually any television or monitor. It frame doubles 30fps 720/30p HD recordings for viewing on progressive 720/60p analog HD monitors, or converts 480/60p or 720/30p signals to 1080/60i HD. The player/recorder can also downconvert to 480/60p or 480/60i for playback on progressive or NTSC monitors. 16:9 HD, SD, or DV footage can be played in 16:9 or 4:3 letterbox modes. Footage can also be viewed on the CU-VH1U's built-in LCD monitor with brightness control. The monitor folds flat into the top of the unit when not in use.
Price: $1,995
Wayne, N.J.; (800) 526-5308;
www.jvc.com
Plasma mounting system
The U3TILT from OmniMount allows the mounting of plasma displays up to 63in. and 200lbs. The wall plate is 32in. wide and designed for mounting to 16in. through 24in. on center wall studs, and uses slotted mounting holes for quick alignment. Extension rods and rails allow you to mount plasma displays from 37in. up to 63in. The 24in.-wide center opening simplifies installation when the J-box hole isn't in the ideal position on the wall. The included adhesive Fast Installation Guide allows for the precise location of the mount to the wall and collects the dust from drilling. The U3 package includes spacers and the Lift n' Lock Installation feature for added security. Once mounted, the display can be moved +5 through -15 degrees, by loosening and retightening the tilt tensioning levers.
Price: $249
Phoenix; (800) 668-6848;
www.omnimount.com
OLED prototype
Need a more flexible yet protected OLED screen? Universal Display and Vitex Systems showcased the fruits of their joined labor at the Society for Information Display conference in Seattle in May. They created a flexible OLED (FOLED) built on metallic substrate. The 6"×6" icon-format OLED prototype was packaged using Vitex's Barix technology, a unique thin-film barrier encapsulation solution. Comprised of alternating layers of polymer and ceramic film applied in vacuum, the Barix coating has a total thickness of only about three microns, yet provides the moisture and oxygen protection needed by an OLED display. Flexible OLEDs on metallic substrates provide important performance features, in particular where extreme thermal and mechanical factors are key.
Price: unavailable
Universal Display: Ewing, N.J.,
www.universaldisplay.com
Vitex Systems: San Jose, Calif.,
www.vitexsys.com
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