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Zenith L15V36 15.1" LCD Flat-Panel HDTV (Silver)

Zenith L15V36 15.1" LCD Flat-Panel HDTV (Silver)

List Price: $599.99
Your Price: $499.99
Product Info Reviews

Features:
  • 15.1-inch HDTV/PC monitor with built-in NTSC tuner and PIP; 18.3 x 12.7 x 2.7 inches (W x H x D)
  • 1,024 x 768 resolution, high (400:1) contrast ratio, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 3-line digital comb filter
  • High-definition progressive-scan input renders seamless, flicker-free pictures from progressive DVD players and HDTV set-top boxes
  • High-resolution component-video, S-video, RF, and RGB inputs; wide 176-degree viewing angles (H x V)


Description:

The quintessential "great thing in a small package," Zenith's L15V36 15.1-inch HDTV/PC monitor provides unsurpassed versatility so you can switch from PC to TV viewing at the touch of a button. This innovative television uses a truly flat LCD screen to deliver razor-sharp, distortion-free images. The set receives NTSC broadcast signals for off-air viewing, while its ample inputs accept feeds from cable/antenna, HDTV set-top boxes, satellite dishes, and of course your personal computer.

Pictures render in extremely detailed 1,024 x 768 resolution, which is perfect for HDTV images and progressive-scan DVD outputs and video games. You also get high brightness (450 cd/m2 for a bright picture even in light-drenched environments) and 176-degree viewing angles. Inputs include high-resolution component-video, S-video, computer RGB, RF, and composite-video/analog stereo audio.

Picture in picture (PIP) lets you watch two channels at once, imposing a full-color inset picture in a corner of the main picture. A three-line digital 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 also uses Faroudja's DCDi Processor, which upconverts standard video signals (480i) to progressive-scan 480p signals, eliminating the jagged edges along diagonal lines. Progressive-scan signals create a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional pictures, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Parental control with V-Chip (a programmable feature that uses the U.S. standard content-advisory system to exclude viewing of specific programs or program types) helps you keep young eyes off mature content. Other features include Dolby Virtual Surround processing for simulating surround sound from the set's two 3-watt speakers, an onscreen graphic equalizer for tailoring the sound to your preference, and a long, 50,000-hour estimated lamp life.

What's in the Box
TV, swivel stand with tilt, remote control, remote batteries, and user's manual.

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