SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of anticipation over
the arrival of high-definition television (HDTV), the very first consumer
digital televisions in the Bay Area will be available at THE GOOD GUYS!
(Nasdaq: GGUY) store in Stonestown. The newly-remodeled store will showcase
HDTV at its grand re-opening celebration on Friday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m.
True high definition content will be used to display the incredible sharpness
of the new sets.
The new set will be displayed and offered for sale at several additional
THE GOOD GUYS! stores in the days ahead. THE GOOD GUYS! has also announced
that in September they will be able to demonstrate HDTV full-time in all their
stores with a proprietary programming system, affording them a capability few,
if any, retailers will have.
Digital televisions will eventually replace today's standard analog
televisions. Among the first manufacturers to distribute digital HDTV-capable
sets to retailers in the United States is Panasonic, and THE GOOD GUYS! will
be the first to have a model available for purchase in San Francisco. The set
is a 56-inch, high-definition, cinema-style wide screen priced at $5,499. It
also has the capability to enhance regular NTSC (broadcast, cable, DSS, DVD,
VHS, etc.) by more than doubling the lines of resolution. It will require an
optional set-top receiver to display HD broadcasts.
"For 25 years, we've offered customers the latest technologies in consumer
electronics. Being the first retailer in San Francisco to offer the Panasonic
digital television for sale just demonstrates what Bay Area customers already
know -- if there's an exciting, new, breaking technology in audio, video or
home office products, they can find it first at THE GOOD GUYS!," said Robert
Gunst, President and Chief Executive Officer. "I am especially excited about
showing our customers a picture that they simply cannot believe until they see
it. It is stunning."
The Stonestown THE GOOD GUYS! store is among the first stores in the
company to carry the product. Customers who are interested in learning more
about the new digital HDTV-capable sets can come to the store where Sales
Associates trained in digital HDTV will demonstrate the set's many features
and show how HDTV will revolutionize TV viewing.
The Stonestown store, located at 3201 20th Avenue in San Francisco, has
been closed for the last three months while it underwent an extensive
renovation. It will re-open with the newest and hottest format in consumer
electronics retailing -- AUDIO VIDEO EXPOSITION, and increase in size from
18,000 sq. ft. to over 30,000 sq. ft.
THE GOOD GUYS! is a leading specialty retailer of high quality, brand name
consumer electronics. THE GOOD GUYS! has 77 stores in California, Nevada,
Washington and Oregon.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: If you're interested in previewing HDTV at the
Stonestown Grand Opening, there will be demos beginning on
Friday, August 14 at 9:30 a.m. for press (30 minutes before the
store opens) and continuing throughout the day. Special
demonstrations can be arranged for interested parties -- please
call Parsons & Associates at 206-789-5668.
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