Kreisen KR-320T 32″ Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV
April 20th, 2008 - Posted in HDTV
Go big, go bold, go digital with Kreisen's remarkably affordable KR-320T flat-panel television. The 32-inch widescreen LCD set features abundant audio/video inputs, an internal NTSC tuner for convenient broadcast-TV viewing, and a 1,366 x 768 WXGA-resolution picture for crystal-clear imagery. The set also features a proprietary light engine called DPC (Digital Perfect Creation) developed by Micronas, a German manufacturer of signal processors for digital video and audio.
A super-high (1,000:1) contrast ratio, a peak brightness of 450 candles/square meter, and exceptionally wide (176 x 176-degrees, vertical/horizontal) viewing angles guarantee a rich, exciting picture you can enjoy from just about anywhere in the room.
LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors and televisions, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (no screen flickering or radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT TVs), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life (with no risk of image burn-in), space savings, and light weight/easy positioning. They also tend to be more affordable than their flat-panel plasma counterparts, which often (though not always) offer faster response times and higher contrast ratios.
Digital Color Transient Improvement (DCTI) reduces color smear along the vertical edges of bright-color areas, while a technology called Digital Luminance Transient Improvement (DLTI) enhances contrast for a sharper, more natural image. The KR-320T's digital 4H comb filter enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).
The set accommodates 7 video sources: high-definition analog PC (D-Sub 15-pin), 2 composite-video inputs, 1 each S-video and RF coaxial video (as for an antenna or an older VCR or cable box), a direct-digital DVI-I input (Digital Visual Interface for PC), and 1 set of high- or standard-definition component-video inputs.
The set's single-tuner PIP (picture-in-picture)/POP (picture-on-picture) feature lets you view one TV station and one video source (PC, DVD, etc.) simultaneously, either one atop the other or, in double-window mode, even side-by-side.
Other features of the KR-320T include convenient one-touch picture modes (settings for dynamic, standard, mild, and user-selectable), closed-captioning, V-Chip parental control, 10 watts per channel x 2 stereo sound from built-in speakers, a sleep timer (10 to 240 minutes), and a table stand for easy positioning. (You can also mount the set on the wall.)
What's in the Box
TV with detachable stand, a remote control, remote batteries, an RGB monitor video cable, an S-video cable, a user's manual, a product registration card, and an AC power cable.
Manufacturer: Kreisen
