Irvine, CA — February 4, 2009 — VIZIO, America’s HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, is pleased with the overwhelming response they received from their Super Bowl ad which asserted that if the audience wasn’t watching the Super Bowl on a VIZIO, they had spent way too much. Their “Million Dollar Event” was designed to thank consumers who have made VIZIO a leading flat panel TV brand. Consumer response was so strong that VIZIO has seen visits to their website grow by more than 400%.
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VIZIO to give away $1,000,000 in 55” HDTVs

“Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market the 16-model AQUOS DX Series (including 52V-, 46V-, 42V-, 37V-, 32V-, and 26V-inch*2 models), the world’s first series of LCD TVs equipped with Blu-ray Disc Recorders,” according to their recent press release.

Mikio Katayama, Sharp Corporation President & COO, stated,”By launching them in the year-end shopping season, we are aiming to do our best in fighting sluggish consumption, a slowing economy, an adverse business environment and fierce competition.”
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Sharp AQUOS DX Series LCD HDTV with Integrated Blu-ray Exposed

The government may not be prepared for an an expected surge in demand for the DTV converter coupons from consumers needing to make the switch from analog to digital television, according to a recent government report. “NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) is aware of the potential for a surge in coupon applications as the February 17, 2009, transition date draws closer. Although the coupon application rate has spiked only rarely over the past eight and one-half months, we recognize that consumer education will intensify in the coming months and that coupon applications could reach more consistently high levels than has been our experience to date.”
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Government May Be Unprepared For Digital TV Coupon Demand