Still seeking a buyer for its accessories and A/V business groups, Thomson staged a press conference here for a series of products coming to market shortly, including an RCA-branded HD DVD player, a video-enabled Lyra portable media player, a lineup of remotes and an external ATSC/NTSC TV tuner for PCs.

The HD DVD player, which was originally announced at International CES, will go on sale at leading retailers in June for a $499 suggested retail price. The HDV5000, which transfers video at resolutions up to 1,080i, will offer full HD output via HDMI and/or analog HD component video connectors.

The unit will also feature optical and coax digital audio outputs, as well as RCA jacks for stereo and multichannel audio output, the latter supporting built in Dolby Digital decoding.

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