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Pioneer Introduces New Line of DivX Certified DVD Players and New DVD Recorder in United States

January 5, 2006

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

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 5, 2006–Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. and DivX Inc., the digital entertainment company that created the DivX media format, announced at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that Pioneer will introduce a new line of DivX Certified DVD players and DVD recorder in the United States.
DivX Certified DVD players from Pioneer will offer high performance and versatile playback capability for a variety of encoded disc formats. The players are also ideal for individuals who want to listen to digital music through a home theatre system. A new Pioneer DVD recorder offers tri-format recording and playback capability. DivX Certified models to be available at major retail outlets include, the Pioneer DVR-640H-S DVD recorder, Pioneer DV-393-S, DV-490V-S and DV-696AV-K slim design DVD players.

“By incorporating DivX technology in Pioneer’s DVD players and DVD recorder, we are offering consumers a feature-rich, versatile product that provides a true ‘convergence’ experience,” said Gary Bauhard, director of product planning and marketing for home entertainment at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. “Consumers can enhance their viewing capabilities to enjoy a wide variety of digital films in the living room, in a lean-back environment away from the computer screen.”

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. Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. introduced its first DivX Certified model a year ago at CES 2005.

“Pioneer has always been a leader in the DVD category, and adding DivX to all of their new home entertainment 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.”

Pioneer will be demonstrating its new DivX Certified devices on the CES show floor at booth #9827 in the Central Hall. To learn more about the DivX Certification program for consumer electronics devices, visit https://www.divx.com/certification/.

About Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., and its U.S. Web address is www.pioneerelectronics.com. Its parent company, 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.

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.

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