JVC Introduces New Line of DivX Ultra Certified In Car DVD Receivers in North America

New Devices Enable Consumers to Extend Digital Media Experience Beyond the PC

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 5, 2006–JVC, and DivX Inc., the digital entertainment company that created the DivX media format, announced today at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that JVC will introduce a new line of DivX Ultra Certified In Car DVD Receivers in North America.
DivX Certified In Car DVD Receivers from JVC will offer high performance and versatile playback capabilities for a variety of encoded disc formats. DivX Certified models to be available at major retail outlets include the JVC KD-DV6200 and KD-ADV6270.

“By incorporating DivX technology in JVC’s In Car DVD Receivers, we are offering consumers a feature-rich, versatile product that provides a true ‘convergence’ experience,” said Gary Defeo, General Manager, Mobile Electronics, JVC Company of America. “Consumers can now enjoy a wide range of digital video material in the car as easily as they can at home.”

Products that bear the DivX Certified logo have undergone a rigorous testing program to ensure interoperability, security and visual quality. DivX Certified products enable consumers to create, play and share high-quality video content across a range of devices and platforms. More than 50 million DivX Certified chips have shipped and powering a range of consumer electronics devices from the worldÂ’s leading brands.

“JVC has always been an innovator in the In Car DVD category, and adding DivX to all of their new products is very much in keeping with that leadership position,” said Bill Holmes, vice president of consumer electronics at DivX Inc. “As consumer demand for DivX content and devices continues to grow, DivX Certification is quickly becoming a must-have feature across the consumer electronics ecosystem, and we know that consumers want to playback DivX video with their In Car devices.”

JVC will be demonstrating their new DivX Certified devices on the CES show floor at booth # N221/222. To learn more about the DivX Certification program for consumer electronics devices, visit https://www.divx.com/certification/.

About JVC Company of America

JVC Company of America, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, is a division of JVC Americas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan Ltd., and a holding company for JVC companies located in North and South America. JVC distributes a complete line of video and audio equipment, including high definition displays, camcorders, VCRs, D-VHS recorders, DVD players and recorders, satellite systems, home and portable audio equipment, mobile entertainment products and recording media. For further product information, visit JVC’s Web site at https://www.jvc.com or call 800-526-5308.

About DivX, Inc.

DivX, Inc. is a digital entertainment company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 250 million downloads worldwide. The patent-pending DivX video technology offers high-quality at 7-10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.