Planar Systems Expands Specialty Home Theater Offerings with New LCD Full-HD Flat-Screen Displays; Display Leader Introduces Three 1080p Displays Exclusively for Specialty Home Theater Channel

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2006

DENVER -- Enhancing its specialty home theater offerings, Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today introduced three 1080p full-HD LCD flat-panel displays targeted for the high-end specialty home theater channel. Planar's debut of the 37-inch Planar PD370, 42-inch Planar PD420 and 47-inch Planar PD470 is the latest step in the company's strategic plan to deliver specialty, non-commodity products to the global high-end home theater market.

Incorporating cutting-edge technology and progressive product specifications, Planar's new LCD full-HD flat-panel displays feature the highest HD resolution available (1080p) as well as intense contrast and brightness to show a clear and crisp picture. Planar has built upon its 23-year expertise as a top manufacturer of specialty displays for demanding applications, delivering these new products with the same exceptional detail and performance. Available in unique, elegant designs designed to suit any home's decor, Planar's PD370, PD420 and PD470 LCD full-HD 1080p flat-panel displays offer the aesthetic and performance features that appeal to customers and integrators who want a modern high-performance home theater solution.

"Planar's addition of the PD370, PD420 and PD470 LCD full-HD 1080p flat-panel displays to our home theater line gives us another opportunity to provide customers with comprehensive home theater display solutions," said Scott Hix, vice president and general manager of the home theater initiative. "We have leveraged Planar's history and relationships to create a comprehensive line of display products for the home theater market, from the ambient-light rejection Xscreen to a complete line of home theater projectors and now multiple sizes of the full-HD 1080p flat-panel LCD's."

Planar's PD370, PD420 and PD470 full-HD 1080p LCD flat-panel displays offer the following features:

--1080p full-HD resolution

--Supports signal formats including 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i, 480p and 480i

--AM TFT-LCD technology

--Advanced video processing using Faroudja DCDi

--HDMI with HDCP

--PiP and PoP support

--Integrated SRS speakers

Planar's display heritage, channel relationships and history of innovation put the company in a unique position to provide home theater resellers and their customers with a wide selection of specialty displays for any home theater application. Now providing an array of displays, ranging from 37 inches to amazing 10 and 12-foot images, Planar can address the unique needs and preferences of home theater aficionados and home integrators. In addition, Planar's wide range of specialty display products, combined with its unique business proposition and customer service and support, enable channel partners and their customers to standardize on the Planar brand for all high-end specialty home theater display needs.

For more information, please visit www.PlanarHomeTheater.com. Planar's LCD full-HD 1080p flat-panel displays, Planar Xscreens and six new Planar specialty home theater projectors, ranging from 480p - 1080p, will be showcased for the first time at the CEDIA Expo show in Denver, Colorado, September 14 - 17, 2006 at Planar's booth #369. Please visit the booth or contact Chase Perrin, at 213-438-8788 or cperrin@golinharris.com, if you are interested in speaking with a Planar representative at the show.

About Planar

Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR) is a leading provider of valued-added display hardware and software for a variety of specialty display markets worldwide. Hospitals, shopping centers, banks, businesses, and other discriminating consumers depend on Planar to provide unique display-based solutions to exacting requirements leveraging its operational excellence, technical innovation, and go-to-market capabilities. Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA, with offices, manufacturing partners, and customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.planar.com.