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Runco International Brings "Crystal" Clarity to its All-New Flat-Panel Lineup (6/2/2006)

Home Theater Pioneer Introduces New High-Definition LCD Video Displays, Loaded with Extravagant Features and Styled for Custom Home Theaters

Starting in April, custom home theater installers will be able to satisfy the refined tastes of their customers with an unprecedented variety of high-definition video displays. Runco International, the world-leading producer of home theater imaging technology, is adding an entirely new lineup of flat-panel LCD displays to its family of digital video products. The Crystal Series of liquid crystal display panels includes three new models that offer home theater enthusiasts the immersive movie experience and integration versatility that is Runco International's signature, as well as all of the benefits of today's most advanced LCD technology.

"We gave the first look at our Crystal Series LCD displays at CES 2005, and the positive response from our dealers and reps has been absolutely overwhelming," said Bob Hana, president of Runco International. "Since then, each member of Runco has put in tremendous effort toward perfecting the balance between power and style that make our products the sought-after luxury standard. We are also offering the same great support program that backs all of our quality products. With the addition of the Crystal Series, Runco dealers now have palette of video products at their fingertips representing the highest quality and broadest variety available today."

Runco International's new Crystal Series of LCD flat panels includes three models: the CR-26HD, CR-32HD, and CR-40HD. Each features a 16:9 screen (1366 x 768 native resolution) in diagonal sizes of 26" (660mm), 32" (813mm), and 40" (1016mm), respectively, and specifically addresses the needs of custom home theater installers.

The new panels ensure seamless integration in nearly any setting by utilizing Runco's upscale industrial design, as well as including a wide array of connections that allow function with today's advanced signal sources. Runco has incorporated the Imaging Science Foundation's (ISF) calibration standards to ensure an outstanding picture in any viewing environment, as well as its own benchmark ViViX(tm) image processing technology, which enhances even standard video programming to virtual high-definition.

Runco International's Crystal Series breaks new ground in application flexibility as it is the company's first series of displays to include built-in two-way stereo speakers. Each LCD is also capable of switching between picture-in-picture (PIP) and picture-out of--picture (POP) modes. This wealth of features combined with a slim depth of 3-1/4" (83mm) (CR-26HD) and 4-1/2" (114mm) (CR-32HD & CR-40HD) make Runco International's Crystal Series of LCDs the ideal choice for the uncompromising home theater sophisticate.

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