The Best for Show Reporting

Coverage of CEDIA Expo ' 99
from Indianapolis, IN, USA, September 22-26

Toshiba marked the opening of the CEDIA exhibit floor with a press conference at 11AM on September 24 in the RCA Dome. The champagne reception, hosted by Toshiba America’s director of product planning Craig Eggers, carried a festive tone as Toshiba’s marketing team celebrated the release of two new progressive-scan DVD players, claimed by Toshiba to be the first available in the United States.

The SD9100 (right, top), Toshiba’s new top-of-the-line DVD-Video player, features a ColorStream Pro progressive-scan component-video output that can deliver high-quality, non-interlaced output to 480p-compatible displays (such as Toshiba’s ColorStream models). The SD9100 also supports traditional interlaced displays with component, S-Video, and composite-video outputs. Each output is driven in parallel for use in multiroom systems. The player also includes a 10-bit, 27mHz video DAC and 3D digital video noise reduction to help reduce random video noise. The SD9100 has DTS out and an integrated Dolby Digital decoder, as well as multibit Delta Sigma 24-bit/96kHz D/A converters to reproduce audio from CD and DVD-Video sources. The player’s signal path includes audiophile-grade capacitors and advanced jitter-reduction circuitry. The SD9100 will be available in October at a suggested retail price of $1999.

Toshiba also introduced a lower-priced progressive-scan player, the SD5109 (above right, bottom). Carrying a suggested retail price of $999, the SD5109 includes a built-in Dolby Digital decoder as well as DTS output and 24-bit/96kHz audio DACs, and also includes HDCD filters and Toshiba’s Dual Disc Twin-Tray Transport. This unique transport mechanism allows users to load two DVDs, which can be played in succession. The SD5109 will be available in October from Toshiba dealers.

Toshiba also introduced their first HD-capable LCD projector designed for home-theater use, the TLP-MT1 (left). This projector provides 700 ANSI lumens of brightness and uses triple-panel LCDs for maximum picture quality. The compact TLP-MT1, which weighs less than eight pounds, includes composite, S-Video, RGB, and ColorStream progressive-scan inputs, and will be available in December with an estimated retail price of $4995.

• Show Coverage: Doug Schneider and James Causey
• Additional Editing: Marc Mickelson
• Digital Photo Editing: Doug Schneider

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