Panasonic and Technics DVD-Audio Players Available July 1
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Guys (Nasdaq: GGUY), the
nation's second-largest specialty retailer of consumer entertainment
electronics, today announced that Panasonic and Technics DVD-Audio products
will be available at all Good Guys locations beginning July 1.
"Good Guys' customer base of early adopters and tech-savvy consumers, who
have enthusiastically embraced our DVD-Video products, is the ideal audience
for our cutting-edge DVD-Audio line," said Gene Kelsey, vice president and
general manager of Panasonic. "DVD-Audio offers the closest thing to truly
pure sound and, with the support of premier specialty retailers like
Good Guys, will set a new global standard for music."
Initially, Good Guys will offer the Panasonic DVD-A7 and the Technics
DVD-A10 DVD-Audio players. The DVD-Audio format leverages the data capacity of
DVD and linear Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) to provide unparalleled sound
fidelity. PCM offers ultra hi-fi (up to 192kHz/24-bit) 2-channel audio or up
to 6 channels of hi-fi multi-channel sound with 74 minutes or more of playtime
on a CD-size disc. DVD-Audio players can also play DVD-Video discs and compact
discs.
"DVD-Audio is a clear advancement in home theater entertainment and we are
thrilled to be among the first to offer Panasonic's leading-edge products,"
said Cathy A. Stauffer, vice president of merchandising, Good Guys. "The
addition of DVD-Audio to our expanding selection of mid to high-end consumer
entertainment electronics will expose our customers to the full range of
digital products and provide them with the opportunity to create the ultimate
home theater system using next generation audio and video technology."
Good Guys currently carries a broad range of Panasonic's audio, video,
television and mobile electronics products and is one of the largest specialty
retailers of Panasonic consumer electronics in North America.
Panasonic and Technics brand products are marketed in the United States by
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC), a division of Matsushita
Electric Corporation of America (MECA). MECA is the principal North American
subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., (NYSE: MC) of Japan,
one of the world's largest producers of electronic and electric products for
consumer, business and industrial use. (Consumers seeking more information on
the company's products can call Panasonic's Customer Call Center at
800-211-PANA or access Panasonic's home page at http://www.panasonic.com. Media
interested in Panasonic press releases can gain information via the Panasonic
Web site or through the toll free fax back system at 888-734-7490.)
Good Guys is a leading specialty retailer of consumer entertainment
electronics, offering a distinctive selection of fully featured digital and
high-tech products from more than 100 of the world's most respected
manufacturers. Founded in 1973, Good Guys currently operates 79 stores in
California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. For more information, visit
http://www.goodguys.com.
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