Fujitsu General America Lowers Price on Best-Selling Plasmavision 42 to Less Than $10,000.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1999--

Fujitsu General America, Inc. today announced a price reduction that makes the Plasmavision 42 (model no. PDS 4203) more accessible for both corporate customers and home theater enthusiasts.

The new suggested list price of $9,995 will enable the PDS 4203, first introduced in January 1998, to maintain its position as the world's best-selling plasma display monitor.

"Breaking through the $10,000 barrier is a major accomplishment for Fujitsu General America," said Michael Gleason, National Sales Manager at Fujitsu General America, Inc. "Making plasma displays more affordable has been our primary objective since introducing this 42-inch product back in January 1998. The Plasmavision 42 sets standards by which other plasma displays are measured."

Fujitsu General America, the world leader in plasma display technology, continues to engineer innovations that will make plasma technology more accessible to all markets. In addition, Fujitsu General America is investing in efforts to broaden its offerings to the corporate market that now includes a family of four Plasmavision 42 models.

About Plasmavision Technology

The Plasmavision 42, with a 42-inch diagonal screen size with 852 x 480 resolution features built-in capabilities allowing it to function as a large-format monitor for both video and computer graphics. With a depth of less than six inches, the display is slim enough to hang on a wall, making it useful in business presentations, entertainment centers, and public display applications such as kiosks and promotional signage.

Plasmavision technology has several advantages over current display technologies. With a depth of less than six inches, the device has minimal impact on any room or public area. Because Plasmavision technology generates its own light, versus reflecting it from a screen, the device is easily viewable in any ambient light condition. This innovative display technology has a viewing angle of 160 degrees both horizontally and vertically which enables the Plasmavision 42 to be placed anywhere in a room so that everyone has a perfect image.

The Plasmavision 42 is designed for "digital convergence," the convergence of the computer world and television. It is capable of seamlessly displaying any type of graphical information and entertainment media regardless of source, including PC, Macintosh, broadcast airwaves and cable television (with external tuner only), DSS (digital satellite signals systems), the Internet, LANs (local area networks), CD-ROM, videotape, laserdisk and DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). Its theater like 16:9 aspect ratio provides a wide viewing area with a resolution of 852 by 480 pixels. This already supports the correct screen proportions for DVD and HDTV (high definition television) so users will be able to view programming in their intended wide-screen format without "black bar" letter-boxing or "pan-and-scan" image cropping.

All Plasmavision models are available with the Plasmashield(SM) extended warranty. Customers can opt for Plasmashield within 90 days of purchase, which adds two additional years to the existing one-year warranty. The new warranty covers parts and labor for a total of three years. Plasmashield also ensures that customers will receive priority service from Fujitsu General America's extensively trained staff.

About Fujitsu General America

Fujitsu General America is a subsidiary of Fujitsu General Limited, headquartered in Kawasaki, Japan, and founded in 1936. Fujitsu General Limited has a long history of innovation in consumer electronics. Fujitsu General is the worldwide leader in the development of plasma display monitors. Beginning with the introduction of the first color plasma monitor in 1993, the Plasmavision 21, Fujitsu General has been the front runner in commercialization of plasma display technology. The Plasmavision 42, first introduced in January 1997, was the world's first large-format, flat-panel plasma display and garnered many awards, including the prestigious Technical Excellence Award from PC Magazine. For more information from Fujitsu General America about the Plasmavision line, call 888/888-3424. Or, visit the Fujitsu General America Plasmavision World Wide Web site at www.plasmavision.com.