ViewSonic Breaks Plasma Price Barrier, Bringing More Functional, More Affordable Displays to Businesses and Home Theatres.

Business Editors and Technology/Entertainment Writers

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2002

Built-In TV Tuner and sub-$5,000 Price Provide Exceptional Value for

Large Format Displays

ViewSonic(R) Corporation, a worldwide Visual Technologies(TM) leader, today added to its growing line of advanced products with two next-generation plasma displays -- a 50-inch and a 42-inch -- that provide optimum viewing experiences by combining high-resolution images with features such as a built-in TV tuner and sound system at more affordable prices.

At an estimated street price (ESP) of $4,995, the VPW425 is the first display to break the $5,000 price barrier in the plasma TV display product category, and is an average of 20 percent less than comparable competitive offerings. With a native resolution of 852 x 480 and a contrast ratio of up to 550:1, the 42-inch display produces bright, crisp images, making it ideal for data and video presentation applications, as well as high-performance entertainment in the home. These same features are available in the 50-inch VPW505 with a higher native resolution, 1366 x 768, at an ESP of $9,995.

Both the VPW425 and VPW505 extend traditional plasma viewing options with a built-in TV tuner that provides reception of analog cable or terrestrial broadcast TV, and uses progressive scan to produce the highest quality image. In addition, the displays provide virtual surround sound with two integrated 5-watt speakers along with full-screen, split-screen and picture-in-picture (PIP) viewing capabilities for watching video or TV content while working simultaneously on PC applications. Multiview or POP is provided, allowing users to create up to two picture windows on the screen for viewing multiple data, video or TV signals.

"This next generation of plasma displays combines the feature set and price point necessary to bridge the gap between business and home theater applications," said Jennifer Litten, product manager, ViewSonic's Presentation Products Division. "Offering a built-in tuner, along with the ability to view multiple applications, makes the VPW425 and the VPW505 the ultimate value in large-format display solutions."

The slim bezel plasma displays also readily support all HDTV formats (480i, 480p, 720i, 720p and 1080i), are compatible with PC and Mac(R) computer systems, and provide S-Video, component, and composite video connections. In addition, they come equipped with a stand, wireless remote control and carrying case. Options for wall mounting are available.

Both products are on display at InfoComm in Las Vegas from June 12 through June 14 at the ViewSonic booth 16126, along with the company's recently introduced projector upgrades -- the PJ750 and the PJ1065.

The PJ750 adds to ViewSonic's impressive lineup of performance projectors with features such as 2,200 lumens of brightness, a 1024 x 768 XGA resolution, a high contrast ratio of 500:1 and an ESP of $3,495. The PJ1065, ViewSonic's highest performance XGA projector, offers 3,500 lumens, 1024 x 768 resolution, and costs $5,995 (ESP). These products are the first projectors to be covered under ViewSonic's new industry-leading warranties and support, including a one-year limited warranty on projector lamps (which is up to four times longer than most existing competitive warranties), and a standard three-year warranty and one full year of its Express Exchange(R) service at no additional charge.

The VPW425 and the VPW505 will be available through authorized ViewSonic resellers and Audio-Visual dealers beginning July 1, 2002. Both products are backed by a one-year limited warranty. ViewSonic also offers toll free technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

About ViewSonic

ViewSonic(R) Corporation, a Visual Technologies(TM) leader, offers comprehensive display solutions for today's business, Internet education and entertainment markets. The company's products have won more than 1,000 awards globally from independent publications and organizations.

Headquartered in Walnut, Calif., ViewSonic was founded in 1987 and is a privately held corporation with more than $1 billion in worldwide annual sales. For further information, please contact ViewSonic Corporation at tel: [phone] or 909/869-7976; fax: [phone]; or www.ViewSonic.com.

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