First DVD Video Recorders to Hit Shelves This Fall
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Guys (Nasdaq: GGUY), the
nation's second-largest specialty retailer of consumer entertainment
electronics, today announced that it will be one of the first in the nation to
offer Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company's (PCEC's) soon-to-be released
DVD Video Recorder. The product is expected to be available in late September
at all 79 Good Guys locations and will be demonstrated tonight at a customer
event at the Santa Clara Good Guys store as part of Panasonic's national
introduction.
"The DVD Video Recorder opens up a new realm of possibilities for digital
enthusiasts and will push the DVD format deeper into the mainstream," said
Rusty Osterstock, general manager of PCEC's DVD Division. "Good Guys'
experience in introducing new technologies and accurately and effectively
explaining the features and benefits to customers through their knowledgeable
sales staff creates a great retail evnvironment for our first DVD recorder."
Good Guys will offer the Panasonic DMR-E10 DVD Video Recorder which will
allow consumers to record high-quality images directly from their television,
personal computer or digital camcorder and create their own DVDs using MPEG2
encoding with Hybrid VBR (variable bit rate) technologies. The product
features Dolby(R) Digital 2-channel audio recording for true-to-sound audio
reproduction as well as imaging capabilities to improve the picture quality of
old VHS videotapes and other recordings.
"Our growing customer base of early adopters and tech-savvy consumers
thrive on digital technologies and the ability to use various media
interchangeably," said Cathy A. Stauffer, vice president of merchandising,
Good Guys. "With the Panasonic DVD Video Recorder our customers will have the
ability to easily record and store video on DVD-RAM discs, transfer previous
recordings, and view them any time they want, greatly expanding the
capabilities and practicalities of the DVD format and meeting the demands of
thousands upon thousands of customers."
Good Guys currently carries a broad range of Panasonic audio, video,
television and mobile electronics products and is one of the largest specialty
retailers of Panasonic consumer electronics in North America.
Panasonic consumer DVD 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 press releases can access them via Internet Keyword: Panasonic
Press Room, or through New Directions Public Relations' 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.
CONTACT: Kristen Lark of Good Guys, 214-220-2484, or
klark@goodguys.com .
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