Sony Electronics Click to enlarge. Sony had one of the largest booths at CEDIA this year and displayed many items, including their new receiver and DVD player lineup, their 40" WEGA direct-view television, multimedia and CRT projectors, plasma screens and much more. 60" Grand WEGA Sony's latest visual product is the 60" LCD rear projection Grand WEGA KF-60DX100. With a 16:9 aspect ratio, three wide XGA resolution (1366x768) LCD panels, 100 watt ultra high pressure lamp, superfine 0.155mm screen pitch, 3D digital comb filter and built-in Digital Reality Creation line doubler with reverse 3-2 pull down technology, the Grand WEGA produces a simply stunning image, as evidenced by the unit on display. It includes dual HD component video inputs compatible with 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i formats, dual television tuners, plus 3 S-Video ports, four A/V inputs and Control-S. On the audio side, it includes a 30 watt 3-way 6 speaker Virtual Dolby Surround system. The slim tabletop profile and relatively light weight of 132lb will make this a very attractive display for home theater. Availability is expected to be in January 2002 at a suggested retail price of $8000. New satellite receivers Revealed at CEDIA, Sony's new $249 SAT-A65 and $149 SAT-B65 improve on their existing DSS receiver lineup with an advanced program guide and DirecTV Interactive, allowing customers to search for programs using keywords and enable a timer for automatic reminders of up to 32 programs. The SAT-A65 upgrades the SAT-B65 with a sleek silver frame, Dolby Digital output and caller ID. The new receivers will be available this coming November. Click to enlarge. Upgraded home theater projector Finally, Sony is now shipping the $7999 VPL-VW11HT home theater projector. Upgrading but not replacing the VPL-VW10HT, the 11HT includes enhanced contrast ratios - double previous values - to render consistent black levels, even in low light operation. It also includes CineMotion 3:2 pulldown, longer life lamp and a whisper quiet fan. Incorporating three 1366 x 768 resolution 16:9 LCD panels, the unit produces 1000 ANSI lumens brightness and is ideal for table or ceiling mounting at only 17 pounds.

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