LG Electronics (LGE) took top honours among consumer electronics manufacturers, receiving 17 prestigious Innovations Awards at the 2004 international Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Winners of the Innovations Awards are selected by a panel of prominent industry designers, engineers and journalists who judge more than 750 product entries.
LGE`s Innovations Awards serve as a testament to the company`s design and engineering capabilities, particularly in the video category, with winners ranging from plasma and LCD-based integrated high-definition television (HDTV) sets to the first combination DVR and Blu-Ray recorder. CES 2004 was also the stage for the North American debut of LG`s 76-inch Plasma Display, the world`s largest.
It was also at this forum that LGE Chief Technology Officer, Woo Paik, was named as one of the 11 chosen leaders in the global electronics industry.
President Woo Paik played a key role in transforming the digital TV into a full digital standard. The US press named him as "the father of digital TV".
The following LG Electronics products won 2004 Innovations Awards:
60-inch Widescreen Plasma Integrated HDTV
50-inch Widescreen Plasma Integrated HDTV
42-inch Integrated Widescreen LCD HDTV
30-inch Widescreen Fully Integrated LCD HDTV
30-inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor
23-inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor
17-inch Widescreen LCD HDTV Monitor with Built-In DVD Player
60-inch LCD Rear Projection HDTV with Built-In HD-DVR:
52-inch Digital-Cable-Ready DLP HDTV
48-inch LCD Rear Projection HDTV Monitor
44-inch LCD Rear Projection HDTV Monitor
World`s First Blu-Ray Recorder - DVR Combo
HDTV DVR-Receiver
Ultra-Slim DVD Recorder
Multi-Format DVD Recorder - DVR Combo
HDTV Receiver / High-Format 1080i DVD Player
2.4GHz Wireless 5.1-channel Speaker System
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LG Electronics, established in 1958 as the pioneer in the Korean consumer electronics market, is a major global force in electronics and information and communications products. More than 55 000 employees working in 78 overseas subsidiaries and marketing units, strengthen LG Electronics` core competencies in three main business companies: Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Media and Telecommunication Equipment & Handset. LG Electronics is focused on promoting home network and mobile network businesses based on cutting-edge multimedia application technology along with information and communications technology as its core business areas. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.