Apex GB51HD09 51-Inch Projection HDTV

Enjoy high-definition quality from DVDs and set-top HDTV decoders with this affordable, 51-inch rear-projection set. With its huge, standard 4:3 aspect-ratio screen, the GB51HD09 is compatible with not only standard cable and 1080i/720p HD signals, but also with a DVD player's 480i interlaced or 480p progressive-scan outputs. The GB51HD09 also offers 3:2 pulldown correction. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture on a TV.

Velocity-scan modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas. The GB51HD09's 3D Y/C comb filter further 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). Dual-tuner PIP features include PIP Swap as well as the ability to show three and nine sub-box PIP images in your main viewing screen.

In the audio department, BBE sound simulates surround sound through two channels, either the set's or an external pair. If you're listening through external speakers, you can still control the volume right from the remote control when you connect the set's variable audio outputs to your amp or receiver. The set offers two component-video inputs (one for standard component-video, one for progressive-scan), three S-video inputs, two rear AV inputs, and one set of front AV inputs.