At CeBIT, Toshiba presents the et20, the first ever Super Close Projector. The et20 – with integrated DVD player – requires only half a meter throw distance to project an image almost 1.30 m in size.

It’s got a Realta HQV image processor for moving video off its integrated DVD player, as well as an integrated 5.1 surround sound system to please the ears. How much would you expect to pay for a device that tries to take on so many tasks? Well, Toshiba’s supposedly going to ask €1599 (about $1,900 US) per unit. And will be available in April 2006

Realta “HQV Powered by Teranex” encompasses true 10-bit video processing, full four-field motion- adaptive video deinterlacing for both standard-definition and high-definition signals, pixel-by-pixel temporal-recursive noise reduction, automatic film-mode detection, and pixel-based detail enhancement. It also uses the same video processing power, one trillion operations per second.

Source: Toshiba via Engadget

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