Award-Winning Plasma HDTV Demonstrated at 2007 International CES
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Paving the way to integrated digital
cable-ready HDTVs with two-way interactive capability, LG Electronics
Inc.(LG) is showcasing a novel TV platform here this week at the 2007
International CES(R).
Viewed as a major milestone in cable's interactive digital evolution,
this LG plasma HDTV has achieved Certification status as OCAP(TM)-enabled
interactive digital television set, including the multi-stream CableCARD
(M-Card) system, from a recently concluded certification by CableLabs(R).
LG Electronics' 42-inch OpenCable plasma HDTV set (42PC1DN) -- honored
with a 2007 CES Innovations Award -- features built-in OCAP technology,
M-Card capabilities and interactive capabilities, as well as
high-definition content and interactive services like Video-on-Demand and
Pay-Per-View. The LG 42PC1DN has been honored as a 2007 CES Innovations
Award recipient.
This innovative retail device that can connect directly to a local
cable TV system, and receive current advanced interactive cable TV
services, as well as be ready for future interactive applications --
without the need for a separate digital set-top box (STB). Ultimately, a
common nationwide platform for delivering interactive cable applications
would be enabled by implementing the OpenCable(TM) specification, a process
in which LG is an active contributor.
"We are committed to commercializing retail interactive digital
cable-ready TVs and STBs to accelerate the rollout of OpenCable and OCAP
across the North American Cable industry," said Choon Lee, LG Electronics
vice president and head of LG DTV Laboratory.
"We now have advanced devices capable of receiving and displaying
advanced cable services such as program guides and video-on-demand (VOD)
without requiring separate cable STBs," Lee said. "In parallel with ongoing
inter-industry standardization efforts, we will continue working with the
cable industry to commercialize this platform."
Lee explained that LG's close collaboration with CableLabs and major
cable TV operators has enabled the company to develop products that run
innovative cable services including interactive program guide, VOD and
other interactive applications and services. "At the same time, LG is
continuing to explore additional new features to maintain product
leadership and be a market differentiator," he said.
LG Electronics Inc. is one of the earliest companies that licensed
technology from CableLabs to implement the required OCAP middleware and
CableCard on its interactive DTVs and STBs.
"We congratulate LG on this major accomplishment which proves the
viability for interactivity of the OCAP middleware and the OpenCable
platform. LG's hard work and strong leadership in cable's digital
transition are greatly appreciated," said Don Dulchinos, senior vice
president of advanced platforms and manager of the OpenCable project at
CableLabs.
ABOUT LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.
Based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., LG Electronics USA, Inc., (LGEUS) is
the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $43.4-billion
global force in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile
communications. In the United States, LGEUS sells a wide range of digital
display and digital media products, digital appliances and mobile phones
under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. For more information, please
visit http://www.LGusa.com.
ABOUT LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 06657.KS) is a global leader and technology
innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile
communications, employing more than 72,000 people working in over 120
operations including 80 subsidiaries around the world. Comprising four
business units -- Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display
and Digital Media with 2005 global consolidated sales of US $43.4 billion
-- LG Electronics is the world's largest producer of CDMA handsets,
residential air conditioners, plasma panels, optical storage products, DVD
players and home theater systems. For more information please visit
http://www.lge.com.
CableLabs(R), OpenCable(TM), OCAP(TM) and CableCARD are marks of Cable
Television Laboratories, Inc.
SOURCE LG Electronics Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.LGusa.com
http://www.lge.com
CONTACT:
John I. Taylor of LG Electronics, Inc.,
+1-847-941-8181, jtaylor@lge.com; or Nathan Friedman for LG
Electronics, Inc., +1-312-397-6009, nathan.friedman@ogilvypr.com
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