Current Owners of VP-11S1 Projectors Will Be Able to Have Their Units Upgraded to HDMI 1.3 Capability As Well
Marantz America, a renowned manufacturer of advanced home entertainment solutions, today introduced an upgraded version of its groundbreaking VP-11S1 High-Definition DLP front projector that features HDMI 1.3 inputs with Deep Color™ capability. With its HDMI 1.3 Deep Color™ capability and 12 bit color depth, the upgraded VP-11S1 is capable of displaying an astonishing 68 Billion colors! All VP-11S1 units now shipping to retailers will incorporate the upgrade, with no increase in the suggested retail price of $19,999. In addition, Marantz will be offering a service solution for units currently in the field which will allow all existing VP-11S1 owners to have their projectors upgraded to HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color (Pricing for the upgrade will be announced shortly.).
Noted Kevin Zarow, Vice President, Marketing and Product Development, Marantz America, Inc: “Marantz is proud to be the first company to offer a single chip DLP™ Projector featuring HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color and at the same time to provide a way for current owners to upgrade their units with this exciting new capability. Our goal has always been to provide our customers with solutions for enjoying the ultimate in home entertainment features and performance. Our upgraded VP-11S1 is a reflection of our commitment to remaining at the leading-edge of all the latest technological developments.”
VP-11S1: For True Home Theater Aficionados
The VP-11S1, a single-chip DLP Projector featuring full upconversion capability for all video sources to 1080p HD resolution, delivers image quality previously unavailable in anything but the highest-priced professional projectors, including full uncompressed HDTV 1920×1080 pixel resolution for incredibly realistic, detailed and lifelike images — virtually indistinguishable from film quality. For true home theater aficionados, the VP-11S1 includes a Vertical Stretch mode that eliminates the black borders on widescreen movies when viewed on a 2.35:1 screen. Key to the VP-11S1’s unprecedented image reproduction capabilities is the inclusion of Texas Instruments’ first true 1080p HD chip, which dramatically increases the pixel count of previous 720p chips to over 2 million pixels.
About Marantz
Marantz America is committed to upholding the tradition of technological superiority initiated by founder Saul Marantz. In keeping with this emphasis on quality, Marantz audio and video components are carried only by the nation’s premier independent audio/video specialty retailers. Additional information is available at www.marantz.com. Marantz America is a wholly owned subsidiary of D&M Holdings Inc.
About D&M Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE I: 6735) is based in Kawasaki and owns the Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Laboratory, Boston Acoustics, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, Denon DJ, ReplayTV and Escient brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry leaders in the specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional audio markets, with a strong and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing high-performance audio and video components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature The Boston Sound, is a leader in premium loudspeakers for home and audio markets. Snell is a super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV and Escient brands represent award-winning technologies in digital home entertainment. Additional information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.
Denon and Marantz are registered trademarks of D&M Holdings Inc.; McIntosh is a registered trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.; Boston Acoustics is a registered trademark of Boston Acoustics, Inc. and ReplayTV and Escient are registered trademarks of Digital Networks North America, Inc.
