3DsoundSurge Press Release: Pioneer Offers Entertainment Anywhere, Anytime With Digital Network Entertainment Products at 2002 Consumer Electronics Show

Pioneer Offers Entertainment Anywhere, Anytime With Digital Network Entertainment Products at 2002 Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, CES BOOTH #1000, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today unveiled nearly 75 new products for home and mobile entertainment, designed to provide a connected world of convenience and entertainment for consumers. The company offers a growing line of universal plug and play ``smart'' products that are compatible and equipped with the ability to communicate with each other, bringing to life the concept of Entertainment Anywhere, Anytime.

     Highlights of the new product line-up include:

     --  The Digital Library that stores, plays and streams digital music,
         digital video clips and digital photos throughout the home network.
     --  A prototype of Pioneer's next generation DVD recorder for home
         entertainment and an array of DVD recording computer drives used by
         manufacturers including Apple, Compaq and Sony.
     --  PureVision Plasma televisions that offer crystal-clear high
         definition images with media receivers that have built-in NTSC tuners
         and speakers in 43" and 50" diagonal.  Also a prototype 61" high
         definition plasma display.
     --  CD players that change the mobile environment by offering hard disc
         space for storing digital music, MP3 and Windows Media Audio
         playback, and ultra-bright Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays.
     --  XM Digital Satellite Tuners that can work with any current car
         stereo.
     --  In-car Visual/Audio system with a central "brain" to control all
         components of the system in a single, compact unit.
     --  CD from Grammy-nominated vocalist Oleta Adams, "All The Love"
         expected to top the charts when released on February 12, 2002.
     --  A truly universal DVD player that offers playback of DVD-Video,
         DVD-Audio and Multi-channel SACD.

``Pioneer continues to raise the bar for the consumer electronics industry, bringing new digital entertainment technologies to market,'' said Kazunori Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. ``Our 2002 product offerings bring new opportunities for consumers to enjoy a digital lifestyle in their home, office or on the road. The new products truly live up to Pioneer's brand slogan, offering sound.vision.soul to consumer electronics.''

Several vehicles will be on display within the booth including a 2002 Ford F-150 Truck with a complete Visual/Audio system and a 2002 Acura RSX decked out in Pioneer's exotic new REV series speakers.

Pioneer will unveil a 12-panel Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) dashboard that showcases the future of automotive display technologies in a full-width instrument panel developed for the Lincoln Continental Concept vehicle. The dashboard uses OEL technology in the driver's gauge cluster as well as the displays for engine functions, vehicle systems, audio, telematics and concierge information. OEL offers a high contrast display with vivid colors and sharp imagery, making it ideal for operating in bright sunlight while also offering the functionality and endurance required for automotive use.

Award Winning Products

Pioneer will accept Innovations Awards from the Consumer Electronics Industry for nine digital products including a best of category award for its DVD-based navigation system, the AVIC-9DVD. Other award-winning products on display include:

     --  PRO-1000HD 50-inch plasma display panel - The Perfect Vision Editor
         Choice Award and CEA Innovations
     --  PDP-4330HD 43-inch high definition plasma television - CEA
         Innovations
     --  Pioneer Elite VSX-49TX reference digital audio/video receiver - CEA
         Innovations
     --  DV-37 DVD player - Stereophile Editor's Choice Gold
     --  DEH-P90HDD in-car single CD player with hard disc drive - CEA
         Innovations
     --  GEX-FM903XM XM Satellite Tuner - CEA Innovations
     --  DEH-P9300 Advanced OEL car stereo headunit - CEA Innovations
     --  TSD-160R REV series in-car speakers - CEA Innovations
     --  CMX-3000 digital turntable - CEA Innovations
     --  DVR-A03 computer drive - Video Systems Pick Hit, Emedia Editor's
         Choice, Maximum PC Kick Ass Product, PC World World Class, PC
         Magazine Editor's Choice, Fortune Best of Year

Pioneer Corporation is a leader in optical disc technology and a preeminent manufacturer of high-performance audio, video and computer equipment for the home, car and business markets. The company focuses on four core business domains including DVD, display technologies, Digital Network Entertainment(TM) and components. Founded in 1938 in Tokyo, Pioneer Corporation employs more than 31,000 people worldwide. Its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PIO - news). Pioneer's U.S. headquarters is located in Long Beach, Calif., and its U.S. Web address is www.pioneerelectronics.com .

For further information, please contact Joey Lee, +1-323-761-7440, jlee@gcigroup.com, for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.; or Amy Friend of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., +1-310-952-2507, afriend@pioneer-usa.com.

SOURCE: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.