Hitachi Announces New Home Electronics Professional Products Group; Hitachi's First Plasma HDTV Monitor for the Consumer Market Among Division's Showcase.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2001 www.hitachi.com/tv, Hitachi America, Ltd., announced the creation of a new group within its Home Electronics Division -- Hitachi's Professional Products Group. The new division will focus on the sale of Hitachi's premium consumer electronics products, including the company's first consumer market UltraVision Digital(TM) Plasma HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates Monitor, the CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information 4120HDUS, to specialty electronics dealers. Boasting an impressive resolution of 1,024 x 1,024 pixels, exceptional brightness and a 16:9 aspect ratio, Hitachi's CMP4120HDUS provides vivid color and sharp definition, regardless of the input or application. The 42-inch Plasma HDTV monitor is engineered for home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. and computer display with an impressive contrast ratio of 700:1. Weighing only 72 pounds and mountable virtually anywhere, this state-of-the-art HDTV Monitor raises the standard for overall image quality. In addition to new Plasma HDTV Monitor, the group will specialize in DLP (Digital Light Processing) A data projection technology from TI that produces clear, readable images on screens in lit rooms. DLP is used in all types of projection devices, from data projectors that weigh only a few pounds to large rear-projection TVs to electronic (TM) rear projection TV See rear-projection TV and front-projection TV. , CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. rear projection TV and direct view HDTV Monitors as well as other products in the UltraVision and UltraVision Digital lines. Phil Callahan, who was recently hired as Professional Products Group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. manager, will head the new sales force. Bringing 20 years of management in consumer and professional electronics, Mr. Callahan most recently served as director of Princeton Graphic Systems' Program Development Convergence and HDTV Products. "We are fortunate to have Phil on board serving as sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for our Professional Products Group," said Gary Bennett, Hitachi's executive vice president, sales. "Phil brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table and is a valuable addition to our team." "Hitachi is a premier brand in the consumer electronics marketplace," Mr. Callahan said. "I look forward to placing more and more innovative Hitachi products in high-end and specialty dealer showcases." In addition to his tenure at Princeton Graphic Systems, Mr. Callahan spent 18 years with Mitsubishi Electronics working in sales and marketing positions for various divisions. About Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division Hitachi America, Ltd., Home Electronics Division, markets a variety of consumer electronics including high-definition TVs (HDTV), projection TVs (PTV PTV abbr. 1. pay television 2. public television PTV (US) n abbr (= pay television) → Pay-TV nt (= public television ), color TVs, DVD players, a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. camcorder, VCRs and standard camcorders, as well as security and observation system products. The company's premium products are sold under the Hitachi UltraVision and UltraVision Digital brand names. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, consumer electronics and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit www.hitachi.com. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated sales of 8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion(a)). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://www.hitachi.co.jp. (a)At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar. |
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