ViewSonic Drives Future of Display Technology at CES 2006; Innovation and Diverse Product Offerings Lead Market in Performance, Design and Wide-Form Factor.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- ViewSonic(R) Corp. today demonstrated how it is bringing the same display innovation that more than 25 million professionals have come to depend upon at work to a broad line of offerings for the home. In conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show being held in Las Vegas this week, the company is showcasing leading-edge technology in more than a dozen new displays, ranging from a fully featured line of LCD TVs A flat panel TV that uses LCD technology or a rear-projection TV that is based on LCD microdisplay panels. See flat panel TV, rear-projection TV and LCD. and a palm-sized projector to the world's fastest LCD display. The additions further broaden the company's entertainment display options for consumer applications, including digital television, movies, gaming and digital photography. Central to its strategy, ViewSonic is capitalizing on growing demands for speed, portability, inventive design and widescreen viewing. The company continued its reputation for market "firsts" by demonstrating a benchmark 1 millisecond One thousandth of a second. See space/time and ohnosecond. (unit) millisecond - (ms) One thousandth of a second, one thousand microseconds. A long time for a modern computer. video response time LCD technology. Available later this year, the technology features the latest ViewSonic OverDrive (processor) Overdrive - An Intel Pentium processor which fits into a socket designed to accomodate an Intel 486, or into a special upgrade socket on the motherboard. chip, which is ideal for handling complex PC gaming and motion video applications with an ultra-fast response time that eliminates ghosting See ghosting server and ghost. artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. and latency. For consumers who want a light-weight companion for home theatre applications, ViewSonic is showcasing its smallest and lightest projector technology, a 1.1-pound DLP (Digital Light Processing) A data projection technology from TI that produces clear, readable images on screens in lit rooms. DLP is used in all types of projection devices, from data projectors that weigh only a few pounds to large rear-projection TVs to electronic (R) ultra-portable capable of running on a battery pack for optimum viewing of both video and data. For those who want the latest stylish design, the company is unveiling its proprietary, modern flat-panel cabinet designs, certain to become the focal point focal point n. See focus. in any home or work environment. The new design offers a sleek, clean look that is as visually stunning when turned off as its screen performance is when turned on. While ViewSonic is changing the look of its LCD portfolio, it's also giving consumers and professionals more to look at with nine widescreen products that enhance display options for popular entertainment. "Sales of wide-format, 16:9 monitors are expected to grow significantly in the coming year with an increasing number of models available in this category," said Rhoda Alexander, director, monitor research, iSuppli Corporation. "Retailers have expressed strong interest in wide-format offerings, particularly for consumer markets where they anticipate growing demand tied to gaming and video applications. Demand for large, widescreen monitors is growing in business markets as well, where the format is ideally suited to side-by-side viewing, multi-tasking and graphics applications." "Being a PC desktop display leader for close to a decade has made the ViewSonic brand synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as performance and professionalism," said Matt Milne, president of ViewSonic Americas. "This heritage will help fuel ViewSonic's progression into a top choice of consumers, as they seek the same rich visual experiences for their home entertainment." ViewSonic's consumer transition is already well underway in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company is experiencing significant year over year growth in North America, nearly double the rate of the LCD TV market as a whole. Its latest announcements will continue this growth by adding more choices in its award-winning line of visual display products, including: --NextVision(R) 60 Series LCD TVs - Priced up to hundreds less than premium competitive brands, the widescreen 40-inch N4060w, the 37-inch N3760w and the 32-inch N3260w all feature advanced video and audio processing technology (company) Audio Processing Technology - (APT) A company that produces codecs based on predictive analysis rather than frequency coding. to take high-definition digital content viewing to the next level. --Desktop LCD displays - To give users bigger views for their bucks, the VA1912wb, VA2012wb, VX2025w and VP2330wb combine fast response times, high resolutions and sleek designs in a widescreen format. --DLP Projectors - In addition to the 1.1-pound projector--one of the lightest on the market--the company is offering DLP technology options with its home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. 16:9 Cine1000; 4.9-pound PJ458D; and 7.9-pound PJ766D that all provide optimum viewing for video, games and data. --LCD Projectors - To meet the varying demands of the boardroom, living room and beyond, ViewSonic launched the 4.8-pound PJ452 and 6.2-pound PJ656, which deliver bright crisp images through LCD projection technology. At CES, ViewSonic also is sponsoring TigerDirect's 9th Annual "Build Your Own PC Race for Charity" event that will be held Jan. 5 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas. ViewSonic has provided 32 of its 3 ms VX924 Xtreme LCDs that will be used in the competition and then donated to the winner's educational charity of choice. For more ViewSonic product information or to locate an authorized ViewSonic dealer, visit www.ViewSonic.com or call 800.888-8583. About ViewSonic ViewSonic(R) Corp., a worldwide leader in visual display products, offers comprehensive display solutions for today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. , education and consumer electronics markets. The company's products have won more than 2,000 awards globally from independent publications and organizations. Headquartered in Walnut, Calif., ViewSonic was founded in 1987 and is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation . For further information, please contact ViewSonic Corp. at tel: 800.888.8583 or 909.869.7976; fax: 909.468.736; or www.ViewSonic.com. Forward-looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release contains forward-looking statements, including all statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the performance expectations of ViewSonic products, business opportunities or financial performance. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, ViewSonic's dependence on third-party manufacturers; its need to maintain and expand its sales channels; market acceptance of ViewSonic's products; general industry trends, including cyclical trends in the PC and visual display industries; and the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives. Investors are advised to read ViewSonic's Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the section entitled "Factors that May Affect ViewSonic's Business and Financial Results." Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and ViewSonic undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. Trademark footnote: All corporate names and trademarks are the property of their respective companies. |
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