Epson Awards Celebrities the Ultimate Home Cinema Experience With the MovieMate

Epson Awards Celebrities the Ultimate Home Cinema Experience With the MovieMate

Epson MovieMate Included in 2007 MTV Movie Awards Celebrity Gift Bag

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc. today teamed up with the 2007 MTV Movie Awards because when it comes to an enhanced movie watching experience, Epson wins the Golden Popcorn. The company today announced that their ever popular MovieMate 30 was included in the celebrity gift bag at the 2007 award show. Perfect for all movie-lovers, the Epson MovieMate 30 includes all of the technologies and convenience needed in one solution to create an instant big-screen entertainment experience at home or outside for an affordable price.

The MovieMate 30 is an integrated entertainment system that includes a JVC CD/DVD player built into a 16:9 projector, along with two built-in 10 watt speakers. Simply plug it in, and you are ready for a big screen entertainment experience.

"The MovieMate makes perfect sense for a show like the MTV Movie Awards and especially this year with the digital theme. Clearly those who watch and attend the show are fans of movies on big screens," said Aaron Marinari, product manager, Home Entertainment Division, Epson America. "With MovieMate, movie buffs can watch movies on screens up to 120" indoors or even outside, plus it completely transforms their Wii or other gaming experiences. And when the movie is over, people can throw in a CD for musical entertainment. Best of all, it goes where they go...to visit friends, outside, on vacation."

The MovieMate 30 is available online and at retail stores nationwide with prices beginning at $799.

About Epson 3LCD(TM) -- "A Better Way to See"

Epson 3LCD technology uses three individual LCD chips, each of which is dedicated to projecting red, green and blue to form a continuous image with smooth, rapid motion video that is free of artifacts. It works without a moving color wheel and offers accurate color registration, assuring detailed video and data images that are crisp and rainbow-free. Epson 3LCD produces the best possible viewing experience with more detail and accurate colors.

About Epson

Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.

Note: Epson MovieMate is a registered trademark and 3LCD is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

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CONTACT: Pam Barnett of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683,
pam_barnett@ea.epson.com; or Anna Greulich of Cohn & Wolfe, +1-310-967-2970,
anna_greulich@cohnwolfe.com, for Epson

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