Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Notified of GalleryPlayer, Inc.'s Decision to End Support of the GalleryPlayer Art and Photography Service

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Notified of GalleryPlayer, Inc.'s Decision to End Support of the GalleryPlayer Art and Photography Service

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. has been informed by GalleryPlayer, Inc. that GalleryPlayer will no longer provide the service that enables owners of certain models of televisions to download and display art and photographic imagery on their flat panel HDTVs. Accordingly, while owners can continue to view their own photographs on their televisions, that portion of the GalleryPlayer feature which was designed to allow access to the GalleryPlayer on-line library of images will not function as advertised.

In April of this year, MDEA announced its 2008 line of Premium, LCD Flat Panel TVs would feature GalleryPlayer software. That software was designed to allow purchasers to both view their own photographs on their televisions as well as to download additional pictures from the Gallery Player website. Due to Gallery Player's suspension of this service, owners will no longer have access to Gallery Player's library of images. The specific Mitsubishi HDTV model numbers incorporating the feature include: LT-40148, LT-46148, LT-52148, LT-46149, LT-52149, Diamond LT-46246, and Diamond LT-52246.

"As a consequence of GalleryPlayer Inc.'s decision to cease their art and photography download service, the GalleryPlayer function may no longer operate as advertised in our 148, 149, and 246 series of Premium LCD Flat Panel TVs," said Frank DeMartin, vice president, marketing, at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America. "Although the GalleryPlayer feature was a nice addition to our flat panel line-up for this year, we are confident that our consumers will fully enjoy the many advanced features and superior quality performance of our Ultra Thin Frame(TM) Premium Flat Panel TVs."

The USB input on all Mitsubishi Premium LCD Flat Panel TVs remains fully functional, and consumers can continue to use this input to display personal photographs on-screen.

MDEA regrets any inconvenience to its customers that may result from GalleryPlayer, Inc.'s decision to discontinue the service.

About Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., the Official HDTV of The PGA TOUR, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of premium quality 1080p DLP HDTVs and 1080p LCD Flat Panel HDTVs. Recognized as the world leader and innovator of large display high-definition televisions, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America builds products that lead the industry in quality, performance and ease-of-use. For additional information about MDEA and LaserVue, visit http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/

Ultra Thin Frame is trademark of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. DLP is a trademark of Texas Instruments. GalleryPlayer is a registered trademark.

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Source: Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.

CONTACT: Nick Norton of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America,
+1-949-465-6251, nnorton@mdea.com

Web site: http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/

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