Professional Builder Names Linear's New HDMI-MX-4X4 HD Video Matrix to List of 100 Best New Products for 2008

Business Wire, June 13, 2008

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Linear LLC, an innovator in home technology solutions for security, communications, and entertainment, today announced that Professional Builder magazine and the Reed Builder Group have named Linear's HDMI-MX-4X4 4x4 Matrix as one of the 100 Best New Products for 2008. The HDMI-MX-4X4 is the flagship product in Linear's new Whole-house High-definition Video Distribution line, which is designed to give home entertainment installers and dealers a new, affordable resource for high-definition AV wiring.

The 2008 Professional Builder 100 Best New Products awards are selected by the Professional Builder editorial team based on various criteria, including their value as new products or new technology, whether they are significantly improved products, or whether they increase competition. Linear's HDMI-MX-4X4 meets several of these criteria since it is part of a new product family offered by Linear that advances high-definition audio-video distribution for the home, and it increases competition by offering an HD signal distribution solution that is both comprehensive and affordable. The entire list of 100 Best New Products will be published in the June buyers' guide issue of Professional Builder.

"Linear has a history of delivering innovative and cost-effective products, and this award shows that our new line of HDMI distribution products marks another first for the market," said Gary Baker, vice president of marketing for Linear LLC. "We designed our new HDMI video distribution system to deliver the highest AV quality possible and to mix and match signals anywhere in the house. It provides maximum flexibility for homeowners and a new profit center for builders and installers."

The HDMI-MX-4X4 conforms to the HDMI (High Definition Media Interface) standard and provides a connection to view any four HDMI video sources on any combination of four video displays. The matrix configuration provides maximum flexibility, allowing switching between any high-definition source or display. The system works with HD-DVD players, TiVo systems, HT PCs, and satellite set-top boxes that connect to an HDMI display. And users can switch to any source using a single infrared remote control.

Linear's HDMI high-definition product line also includes an HDMI Scaler to upscale your legacy components to 1080P, switchers in 3X1, 4X1, 4X2, 2X2, and 2X4 configurations, and distribution amplifiers in 1X8 and 2X8 configurations. There are also Component extenders, HDMI extenders, and adapters, boosters, and related accessories to enhance HDMI signals over long runs.

For more information visit linear on the Web at www.linearcorp.com.

About Linear LLC

Linear LLC is a pioneer in engineered radio frequency (RF) products and is a major supplier of wireless residential security systems, access control, intercoms, garage door operators, gate operators, short- and long-range radio remote controls, and medical/emergency reporting systems. In recent years the company, through acquisition, has expanded into a wide range of consumer electronics, including whole-house audio/video distribution systems, central vacuum systems, music/communications systems, speaker systems, and structured wiring systems. For more information contact Linear LLC, 1950 Camino Vida Roble, Suite 150, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (760) 438-7000 or www.linearcorp.com.

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