VIZIO Announces Holiday HDTV Blockbusters

VIZIO Announces Holiday HDTV Blockbusters

* VIZIO Breaks Into Top Ten Flat Panel TV Brands

* L37HDTV Opens Large Format LCD Market With $1,499.99 SRP

* Unique 'Zero Bright-Pixel' Defect Guarantee Extended on L37HDTV

COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- V, Inc., the multiple award-winning VIZIO digital display and set top maker, announced shipping and pricing for key LCD and Plasma televisions.

"By selling over $12 million dollars of 50" plasma TV's at one retailer in one summer week, we've proven both our brand strength and the power of hitting key price points," Jeff Schindler, V, Inc. Vice President Marketing and Business Operations stated. "We're now adding a 37" large screen LCD HDTV to the VIZIO lineup -- sure to keep our momentum going through the holidays. Being ranked in the top ten of flat panel TV brands the last two quarters, our corporate goals have accelerated. Our outlook for 2006 now has us doubling again to near a $225 million annual revenue rate," concluded Schindler.

VIZIO LCD TVs

Offering 1366 x 768 native resolution, and true 8 ms response time, the 37" widescreen VIZIO L37HDTV is great for home theaters and for fast-moving games. Built-in HD ATSC and NTSC tuners, 3:2 pulldown, powered speakers and stand, a universal remote control, PIP and POP, component, VGA-type and HDMI video inputs along with multiple video settings allow it to be in high demand by the entire family. Supporting WXGA 1366x768, 1280x768, 1024x768, 800x600, 720x400, 640x480 via the RGB 15-pint dSub input and a 176 degree all angle viewing, this product is a perfect fit for the office or boardroom. Standing up to the VIZIO's high quality picture and service reputation, the L37HDTV will offer a unique "Zero Bright-pixel" defect guarantee. The VIZIO L37 will be in stores in mid November at a suggested retail price of $1,499.99.

The popular VIZIO L13, HDX 20L and the super-value L32 LCD TVs will remain within the VIZIO LCD line up.

VIZIO Plasma TVs

The blockbuster 50" VIZIO P50HDM with 1366 x 768 native resolution, 1,000 ANSI brightness and Faroudja DCDi motion-adaptive deinterlacing produces vibrant, rich and 231 billion color deep images. The P50HDM's video processor also features Single Scan Technology for a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, reduced solarization and false contouring along with sharpness improvement, non-linear chroma enhancement, closed color suppression, non-linear scaling and adaptive contrast and color controls. Its multitude of video connections including VGA on 15-pin dSub, two component and two HDMI inputs make the large-screen HD plasma perfect for any source type. The 50" widescreen HD monitor will continue with built-in speakers, stand and universal remote with a new suggested retail price of only $2,699.99.

About V, Inc.

V, Inc., "Where Vision Meets Value," headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, is a top ten North American flat panel television brand. The brand has won numerous awards from leading publications including Sound & Vision's Editors Choice, Home Theater Magazine's Rave Award and The Perfect Vision's Recommended Components. Founded by USC graduate William Wang, a leader in the computer display industry, V, Inc. is bringing vision to the consumer electronics market through practical innovation. V, Inc. products offer customers the most advanced technologies at the most affordable value. Products now include the VIZIO line of Plasma and LCD EDTV/HDTV displays, digital cameras and DVD players. Many VIZIO products can be found at Costco, Sam's Club and other retailers nationwide along with authorized online partners. For more information or to buy direct from V, Inc., please call 888-VIZIOCE or visit them on the web at www.vizioce.com.

The V, VIZIO name and symbols are trademarks or registered trademarks of V, Inc. All other trademarks may be the property of their respective holders.

Source: V, Inc. VIZIO Televisions

CONTACT: Jeff Schindler of V, Inc., +1-714-668-2903, or Toll-free,
+1-800-VIZIOCE, jeff.schindler@vinc.com; or Jim Noyd of Jefferson/Acker
Advertising + Communications, +1-310-374-5904, ext. 223, or mobile,
+1-310-951-3768, jim_noyd@acker.com, for V, Inc.

Web site: http://www.vizioce.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos, product specifications and evaluation samples available upon request from agency.

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