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Alpine Electronics Inc intends to broaden its product roster for all audio-video (A/V) sectors to secure its position in the car-audio aftermarket. Aside from upgrading and redesigning its car-audio products in spring-1998, the company launched its first MiniDisc (MD) players and TV tuners under Alpine brands. The company now offers 23 amplifiers, speakers and equalizers; 15 variants of CD and MD equipment in up to 2-DIN sizes; and five A/V, navigation and map CD products. Notable models include the full-scale vehicle-use TVE-T011A TV tuner; and the TMEC005A monitor that features touch-screen navigation function.
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Alpine Electronics Inc believes that the 1998 vehicle aftermarket will consist of a 50-50 ratio of compact disc (CD) players and cassete equipment. It has therefore revamped and upgraded its lineup of automobile CD players and cassete systems and developed a number of new automobile navigation maps on CD-ROMs. It has also introduced MiniDisc players and TV tuners for the first time under Alpine brands. Alpine's ultimate goal is to bolster its presence in the car aftermarket by expanding its product lineups for all audio-video fields.
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DVD-Audio is expected to become the standard for future audio entertainment with the release of Version 1.0 of the DVD-Audio Format. DVD-Audio discs are single-sided, single-layer discs with a 4.7GB capacity. The format has a structure which is composed of the audio title set, which carries basic multimedia audio functions, including 2-channel, 6-channel audio, still image and text functions; and the video title set for DVD-Video compatibility, which supports the moving picture function requested from software providers.
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