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MARANTZ PD-4280 PLASMA TV MONITOR:
HIGH RESOLUTION DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY IN AN ULTRA-SLIM PACKAGE

 ROSELLE, IL, January 7, 1999 – In recognition of its leading-edge plasma video display technology, Marantz America today announced its PD-4280 Plasma Monitor has received a prestigious Innovations ’99 Design and Engineering Award from the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA). The high-resolution Marantz PD-4280 is a 42-inch widescreen (16:9) television monitor which uses flat panel plasma technology to produce an image with breathtaking clarity and color purity in a display only 3 ½ inches deep. The PD-4280 is DTV-ready, compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECAM formats, and is capable of displaying a line-doubled image from an NTSC source or a progressive scan image from a computer, DTV converter, or DVD-Video player. Its ultra-thin depth allows installation options never before possible, such as hanging on a wall or placement where conventional TVs cannot be accommodated.

High-Resolution Picture Quality

The Marantz PD-4280’s picture quality is nothing less than extraordinary. The PD-4280’s plasma technology produces an image in an entirely different manner than conventional CRT-based monitors, using electrodes and digital microprocessors to selectively illuminate gas-filled cells, or pixels, which contain red, green or blue phosphors that produce an image. This process produces a bright sharp display with 24-bit color accuracy—256 levels, analog RGB for a resolution of 16,770,000 colors. Because plasma TV does not use electron beams, as conventional CRT displays do, the PD-4280 is impervious to magnetic fields, allowing placement in close proximity to any type of loudspeaker or electronics with no possibility of image distortion.

The PD-4280 has a native resolution capability of 853 x 480 pixels and multiscan capability up to 48 kHz, allowing it to display SVGA images from a computer. The PD-4280 will also scale to 640 x 480 resolution when required. The PD-4280 can operate in either progressive scan or line-doubled mode depending on the signal source, displaying a progressive scan image from a computer, a 480p DTV set-top converter or a DVD-Video player or a line-doubled image from any NTSC source.

Universal Display Capability

The PD-4280 includes composite, S-video and component video inputs for total connection flexibility and the best possible image quality from DVD, satellite broadcast and other high-resolution video sources. The PD-4280 is also Windows 95 Plug and Play compatible and includes an RGB input for direct connection to a computer or Web TV browser, giving presentations, computer games and Internet surfing incredible big-screen impact. For maximum viewing flexibility, the PD-4280 provides four aspect ratio modes—Normal, Wide, Full and Stadium.

All key functions as well as video and audio adjustments are easily accessible via the PD-4280’s advanced on-screen menu, which is accessed using the supplied Marantz RC2000 Mk II Programmable Learning Remote Control. The RC2000 Mk II is pre-programmed to operate all functions of the PD-4280, and can learn the codes of every component in an A/V system for total system control.

The Marantz PD-4280 measures 41 d " x 25 ½" x 3 ½" (without stand; 41 d " x 28 ¾" x 4 ¼" with supplied stand) and carries a suggested retail price of $13,999.00. An optional WB4280 wall mount is available at a suggested retail price of $750.

MARANTZ America is committed to upholding the tradition of sonic excellence and technological superiority initiated by founder Saul Marantz over forty-five years ago. 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.

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