1394/FireWire/i.LINK Expands into New Plasma, Rear Projection HDTVs, Digital Video Re

[Gregg Lengling]

Electronic House Expo Spring 2004

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004--
  Announcements at EH Expo in Orlando Highlight First Quarter Introductions    





The 1394 Trade Association announced FireWire-equipped consumer and computer products for the first quarter, including an impressive list of introductions at the Electronic House Expo in Orlando March 11-13.

LG Electronics (http://us.lge.com/index.do) solidified its commitment to the IEEE 1394 standard, introducing the following TVs and recorder products:

DU-PY10 50" Plasma Integrated HDTV

DU-42PY Plasma Integrated HDTV

TU-60SZ31 60" LCD Integrated HDTV, featuring rear projection with DVR

RU-52SZ30 52" LCD Rear Projection HDTV Monitor

DU-52SZ61D 52" DLP Integrated HDTV, also featuring rear projection

LST-3410A HDTV Digital Video Recorder/Receiver (HD-DVR)

LGDVDR416 Multi-Format DVD Recorder

LGDVDR313 Multi-Format DVD Recorder

LGHDR416 Multi-Format DVD Recorder/VCR Combination

Integra Systems (//www.integrahometheater.com) launched its DTR-10.5 Audio/Video Receiver and Universal DVD Player at the spring EH Expo, while Integra Research (//www.integraresearch.com) introduced the RDC-7.1 A/V Receiver and RDV-1.1 High performance Universal DVD Player.

In addition, Panasonic (//www.panasonic.com) continued its leadership in 1394-enabled products and technology with the announcement of its new DMR-E100HS DVD Video Recorder/Player.

Also, Samsung Electronics (//www.samsungusa.com) introduced a full set of camcorders and DVD recorders that will become widely available by the end of April. They include the following:

DVD-R100 DVD Recorder

DVD-VR300 DVD-Recorder/VCR Combo

DVD-HR800 HDD DVD Recorder

SC-D103 2.5-inch LCD Mini-DV Camcorder

SC-D303 Compact Mini-DV Camcorder

SC-D107 3.5-inch LCD Mini-DV Camcorder

SC-D407 Compact Mini-DV Camcorder

SC-D6040 4.1 MegaPixel Still Mini-DV Camcorder-DuoCam.

Also introduced during the first quarter were new FireWire-equipped DVD-RW hard drives from Kanguru Solutions (//www.kanguru.com/dvdrw.html) and 1394-enabled DVD-R/RW drives from Plextor (//www.plextor.com/english/).

For more information about the 1394 Trade Association and new FireWire-equipped products, visit //www.1394ta.org.