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Lexicon Introduces Landmark MV-5 Processor

– Multi-faceted Audio and Video Preamplifier Featuring Built-in Processing Breaks Ground with Features and Capabilities Never Before Offered –

CEDIA EXPO, Denver, CO, September 6, 2007 – Lexicon, Inc., a Harman International company (NYSE: HAR), today introduced the MV-5 processor, a multi-faceted audio and video preamplifier and processor that combines groundbreaking features and performance with exceptional affordability. Offering capabilities previously only available in the flagship Lexicon MC-12 HD, the new MV-5 can accommodate a pair of HDMI source devices, such as a DVD player and HDTV tuner, and can connect directly to a PC via USB, enabling the control and playback of streaming audio files. With an optional dock accessory, iPod® owners can even play their iPod music through the MV-5.

Building on its heritage as the leader of digital audio and home theater technologies, Lexicon created the MV-5 to provide high-end home theater versatility and performance. The MV-5 is an 8-channel preamp/processor that supports two independent zones and offers 12 configurable inputs, and is designed to serve as the control center for a home theater system.

Landmark Features and Performance

Because the MV-5 is designed for versatility, the unit is capable of playing audio stored on computers and iPods. Users can connect a computer to the MV-5’s USB port to begin enjoying their music file collections. In addition, the optional D-1 dock not only allows users to play audio files from an iPod, but also facilitates navigation of iPod menus using the intuitive remote control.

The MV-5 is the first Lexicon processor to feature integrated Faroudja® video processing technology. With this superior video capability, the MV-5 can take any incoming video format and up-convert it to HDMI output, enabling the use of a single HDMI cable between the MV-5 and the video display. The MV-5 can also scale the video to 720p or 1080i output resolution for improved video performance from standard definition sources. To further allow video performance optimization, the MV-5 has two menu pages per input devoted solely to advanced user-adjustable video processing features such as Faroudja’s DCDi®, designed to smooth out the jagged edges caused when video is de-interlaced. Another feature, film mode detection, automatically identifies film sources and restores the proper frame sequence. The MV-5’s noise reduction feature helps to minimize the noise often contained within analog video signals.

Drawing from Lexicon’s 35 years of expertise in digital audio, the MV-5 Processor features the latest version of Lexicon’s critically acclaimed Logic 7® decoding. The calling card of all Lexicon processors, Logic 7 has been widely praised for its ability to greatly enhance the listening experience of any type of source material. With Logic 7, music sounds more natural, movies are more compelling and video games put players in the middle of the action.

The MV-5 features an automated procedure for use in speaker set-up, which also performs system equalization. Most equalization systems simply knock down the peaks in the response, but the MV-5 calibrates the system more intelligently – compensating for frequency response aberrations and varied speaker performance, while balancing the entire system for the best overall results. In addition, the MV-5 is capable of storing different calibrations, so up to three different listening positions can be recalled at the touch of a button. The end result is a system that optimizes the sound quality where it counts the most – where listeners are seated.

Other refinements include an RS-232 connection, a rear-panel IR input and two trigger outputs for exceptional integration capabilities in custom installations. A 7.1 channel analog input array is also included to accommodate ultra-high performance audio sources. Supplied with a universal learning remote control, the MV-5 represents a new age in audio and video processing equipment from Lexicon.

The Lexicon MV-5 processor comes with a 3-year warranty and joins Lexicon’s renowned line of home theater products. The MV-5 is available now at a U.S. MSRP of $2,999.

For more information, visit our MV-5 page.