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» New REGZA's Come With Three HDMI Inputs
(August 2006)
Having
made possibly the most tantalisingly affordable
1080p native resolution HD TV of the year so far
with the 42WLT66 Toshiba has once again pulled out
all the stops with its latest additions to the REGZA
range.
Available in three sizes – 32, 37, 42in - the new
WLT68 series (which Riyad touched upon in his
Toshiba 2006 Showcase back in April) continues the
fine tradition of the WLT66’s 100Hz image processing
but makes headlines as the first sets to feature
three HDMI inputs.
This is an important development, because, unlike
single or dual port models, users can plug all their
HD equipment – set top box, games console and HD
DVD/Blu-ray player – into the back without having to
manually swap leads.
The 32, 37 and 42 inches all have 1366 x 768 native
resolutions so 1080i will be their bag. 500 cd/m2
brightness ratios are also standard all round while
the smaller pair actually have slightly higher
contrast ratios (1000:1) than their screen stealing
big brother (800:1).
All models sport integrated digital tuners giving
customers instant access to over 30 Freeview channel
including Film 4, E4, Sky News & Sports, BBC 24 and
Sky Three. Nicam stereo sound and SRS WOW are all
supported across the range and the trio of HDMI
ports hasn’t meant sacrifices elsewhere with
Component, S-Video and PC inputs along with two
SCART ports. An optional subwoofer can also be
purchased and installed invisibly in the WLT68’s
VESA mounts (above right) if you have no desire to
stick it on the wall.
Unfortunately at this stage we don’t have any info
on release dates or pricing, but I’ll be keeping a
close eye out for you since the 42WLT66 made such as
splash. As has my drool which has just hit the
floor…
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