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Crystal View CVP-50 Plasma Display
Manufacturer
Crystal View
www.crystalviewinc.com
06/04 - Life is good from my point of view.
First of all, the New England Patriots
won the Super Bowl. And I was lucky enough
to watch the Patriots go 17–2 on arguably
the best two plasma displays available on
the market: The Runco CW-50MC (see review)
and the Crystal View CVP-50.
The two companies' attention to detail
best defines why these particular products
are a cut above a very crowded field. In
the case of the Crystal View CVP-50, the
company started with a very good plasma
display and upped the ante by including
the company's CV-NNR1 external scaler as
part of the package. The 50-inch plasma
display offers a resolution of 1280 x 768,
a brightness rating of 117 foot-lamberts,
and a contrast ratio of 1000:1, and can
display 4:3 and 16:9 content. The external
CV-NNR1 scaler has eight inputs, including
S-Video, composite, component and RGB pass-through
for high definition (HD), and RGBHV and
YPrPb BNC outputs.
The CVP-50 can be mounted on a wall, or
as in my case, fitted with feet for placement
on a plasma stand. I then placed the scaler
in the stand below my center-channel speaker
and ran component cables from my Panasonic
DVD player and Sony HD DirecTV receiver
to the scaler, and a composite cable from
my Hitachi VCR to the scaler. The final
step was running a BNC, terminated RGBHV
cable from the scaler to the plasma. This
took approximately 15 minutes.
My only complaint is that the spacing between
the connectors on the scaler was tight.
I was immediately impressed. Crystal View
says that it calibrates its plasmas before
shipment, and it was hard to dispute the
statement because I didn't feel the need
to really adjust any setting.
As for my everyday viewing, I watched a
variety of sports and network programming
in standard definition and HD, plus as many
DVDs as I could before sending the plasma
back. Comparing the Crystal View to the
Runco, I found the Crystal View to look
a little softer, a little less bright, with
slightly less grayscale reproduction. However,
the Crystal View had slightly less video
noise and presented a little bit smoother
picture. The Crystal View plasma seemed
to me to have the perfect balance.
Since the review, Crystal View has addressed
plasma audio by teaming with Snell Acoustics
to offer its Sound Art option. This integrated
loudspeaker bezel was not available in time
for the review. -- Robert Archer
Crystal
View Sound-Art
Crystal View, which unveiled Sound-Art
during their December 2003 New England dealer-training
event, reported extremely positive feedback
from both dealers and sale reps. John Brusa,
owner of ImageTech/Home Theater Systems,
a home theater design firm in Framingham
MA says, “Sound-Art better enables
us to sell a client on transforming a small
room into a home theater, especially if
the homeowner or interior designer doesn’t
want speaker components on the front wall.”
Crystal View Sales and Marketing VP David
Wolff says, “Crystal View has always
strived to provide the best home theater
video products. Sound-Art represents the
best possible audio solution to perfectly
complement our plasma products and is guaranteed
to please both the interior design-conscious
homeowner and audiophile alike. Now, everybody
wins.”
Snell Acoustics Sales
and Marketing VP Bob Graffy added, “We
have been looking into plasma speaker solutions
for a while, and have found the skinny,
architectural approach to be lacking. This
is the first product that offers impactful,
theater-like performance. What a beautiful
way to make real speakers disappear!”
UPCOMING
2004 CRYSTAL VIEW DEALER EVENTS-
Crystal View will be hosting regional training
across the US, beginning in 2004. Trainings
will cover:
- The history of the Crystal View Company
- Full Plasma and DLP products overview
and demonstration, including our
 flagship
9-inch CRT projector
- Discussions about the type of dealer that
Crystal View is focusing on
- Benefits of selling the Crystal View line,
such as margins, restricted
distribution,
ban on internet and mail order sales, etc.
- Q&A session where dealers ask their
own individual questions
- Detailed information about company ‘event’
specials for those that attend!
-A set-up/calibration segment led by Jim
Doolittle, renowned ISF-certified technician.
Watch our website for more information
on regional dealer events in a town near
you!
Crystal View 2 and
Madrigal Imaging DILA as 2 of the Top 100
AV Components of the year!
Today Audio Revolution awarded both the
Crystal View 2 and Madrigal Imaging DILA
as 2 of the Top 100 AV Components of the
year. www.audiorevolution.com
Click on the equipment review link to scroll
through the information.
Crystal View, #92 slot, "All AudioRevolution.com
writers will argue that CRT
projectors still make the best picture one
can buy. Crystal View continues
the tradition of big-bun, big-dollar projectors,
but offers a new twist:
in-home set-up and performance mods."
Madrigal Imaging, #68 slot. "While
Madrigal Imaging might have been a failed
marketing experiment for Harman, this projector
is anything but a failure.
Madrigal Imaging now has a new owner and
this projector represents an even better
value."
CRYSTAL
VIEW DEBUTS NEW 2-PIECE CRT PROJECTION SYSTEM
AT CES 2003
January 9, 2003 - Crystal View, Inc., made
big news yet again! The company debuted
their brand new 2-piece front projection
system at the recent 2003 Consumer
Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas, NV.
Hundreds of industry professionals, dealers,
and members of the press stopped by to view
industry-first projection system.
The two-piece design consists of two
separate components, an optics head which
houses the cathode ray tubes (CRTs), and a
base unit which incorporates the video
connections - making the system ideal for
home theaters subject to space limitations.
The optics head can be positioned in the
main home theater room, while the base unit
can be installed in a separate room.
Crystal View will market both 8-inch and
9-inch CRT versions of the two-piece system.
The Crystal View 12, which features 9-inch
CRTs, has a $69,999 MSRP. The Crystal View
22, which features 8-inch CRTs, has a
$54,999 MSRP. Both models are shipping now.
Leading audio manufacturers that chose
Crystal View projectors for their CES show
home theater demonstrations included Denon
and Earthquake Audio.
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