COSTA MESA, CA and CES LAS VEGAS, NV -- January 5, 2006 -- V, Inc., the multiple award-winning VIZIO consumer electronics maker, announced their first quarter 2006 high definition plasma plans.

"Our VIZIO P50HDM was recently ranked in CNET's 2005 Top Ten Holiday Tech Gifts, just behind the Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Apple's new iPod and broke sales records at retail for HD plasmas. We've designed the VIZIO P42HDTV to build on the successful platform of the P50HDM with the latest generation technology and outstanding value," stated Jeff Schindler, V, Inc. Vice President Marketing and Business Operations.

VIZIO Plasmas
The VIZIO P42HDTV is a completely new 42" high definition plasma design. At only 4" deep, it takes on the attractive gloss-black styling of the VIZIO P50HDM plasma along with silver built-in speakers, intuitive user interface and Easy-to-setup Guide. The 1024 x 768 native resolution, widescreen plasma features a latest-generation glass with Single Scan Technology for a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, high 1,200 cd/m2 brightness and 30 bit 231 billion colors. An advanced video processor produces reduced solarization and false contouring along with sharpness improvement, non-linear chroma enhancement, closed color suppression, non-linear scaling, adaptive contrast and color controls. The P42HDTV is fully featured with dual tuners including ATSC off air, clear QAM digital cable and NTSC tuners, universal remote control, PIP/POP, 3:2 pulldown, 3D-comb filter, motion-adaptive deinterlacer, component, HDMI and VGA-type PC (up to 1280 x 1024) inputs along with multiple video settings. The VIZIO P42HDTV will be available at national retail stores and online in March at an every day price of only $1,799.99 along with a one-year onsite service warranty.

Everyone's top plasma - the VIZIO P50HDM, with 1366 x 768 native resolution, stays in the line with an every day retail price of $2,499.99.

About V, Inc.
V, Inc., "Where Vision Meets Value," headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, is a top ten North American flat panel television brand. The brand has won numerous awards from leading publications including CNET's Top 10 Holiday Gifts, Sound & Vision's Editors Choice, Home Theater Magazine's Rave Award and The Perfect Vision's Recommended Components. V, Inc. is bringing vision to the consumer electronics market through practical innovation. V, Inc. products offer customers the most advanced technologies at the most affordable value. Products include the VIZIO line of Plasma and LCD HDTV displays. Many VIZIO products can be found at Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club and other retailers nationwide along with authorized online partners. For more information or to buy direct from V, Inc., please call 888-VIZIOCE or visit them on the web at www.vizioce.com.

The V, VIZIO name and symbols are trademarks or registered trademarks of V, Inc. All other trademarks may be the property of their respective holders. Xbox 360 is a trademark of Microsoft. iPod is a trademark of Apple.