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Word from Vizio headquarters is that the company is getting ready to announce a bunch of new HDTV flat panels at the upcoming CES show  One new model that I m quite excited about is a new

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Vizio, is a privately-held producer of consumer electronics, based in Irvine (Irvine, California), California, USA (United States of America). It was founded in October 2002 as V Inc.

Vizio currently produces primarily LCD (LCD television) televisions. Amtran, a Taiwan-based company, is one of a number of investors in Vizio. In February 2009, Vizio announced they would be stopping production of plasma (plasma television) televisions.

As of August 22, 2007, Vizio became the largest LCD TV seller in North America, with 606,402 TVs sold in the second quarter of 2007, a 76% jump from the previous quarter. Its market share increased from 9.4% to 14.5%. In September 2008, Vizio started selling LCD TVs to Costco in Japan. On February 11, 2009, Vizios co-founder Laynie Newsome announced that the company would stop manufacturing and selling plasma TVs and focus on selling LCD TVs. At the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2009 Vizio introduced a 240 Hz LED-backlit VF551XVT 55" LCD TV. Vizio has also started making other Audio/Video equipment such as High Definition Surround Sound Systems, LCD computer monitors and HDTV accessories. The company released its first Blu-ray Disc player in August 2009.

The company started in 2002 with $600,000 and only three employees. In 2006 the revenue was estimated around $700 million, and in 2007 it was estimated to have exceeded $2 billion. Vizio is known for aggressively pricing their HDTVs against major competitors.

Company Name: VIZIO Inc.

Company Type: Private

Company Logo: Image:Viziologo.png

Company Slogan: Where Vision Meets Value

Foundation: Costa Mesa, California, USA

Birth Location: Image:Flag of the United States.svg, 20px Irvine, California, USA

Key People: William Wang, Founder / CEO

Key Company: V Inc., Owner

Industry: Consumer electronics

Products: AV Electronics; LCD TVs, HD Surround Sound systems, HDTV accessories, LCD computer monitors

Homepage: vizio.com

source: wikipedia.org

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