TigerDirect to Carry Video Without Boundaries MediaReady(TM) 4000 Media Center
January 11 2005 - 8:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
TigerDirect to Carry Video Without Boundaries MediaReady(TM) 4000
Media Center Reseller Agreement Brings Groundbreaking Living Room
Media Center Device to TigerDirect Customers FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.,
Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video Without Boundaries(TM),
Inc. (OTC:VDWBOTC:VDWBE) (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB, VDWBE) , a leading
provider of interactive, media-convergent home entertainment
devices, today announced a reseller agreement authorizing
TigerDirect, Inc., a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX) to sell
Video Without Boundaries' Lafayette MediaReady(TM) 4000 Media
Center. The agreement allows TigerDirect to offer its customers one
of the most advanced media center products on the market - a
combination DVD/CD player and living room PC that enables users to
watch DVD videos, build a digital music library by ripping CDs to
the internal hard drive, and access all audio, video and digital
pictures from any networked connected PC in the home. The
MediaReady 4000 also allows people to experience streaming
audio/video over the Internet, surf the Web, send/receive email,
sing karaoke, play games and much more from any television, all
through a single compact electronic product. TigerDirect will sell
the MediaReady 4000 from its website (http://www.tigerdirect.com/)
at a price of $449 effective January 10, 2005. "TigerDirect is
known as a savvy judge of computer and computer-related products
and its interest in the MediaReady(TM) 4000 demonstrates that it
sees a demand for convergent devices that bring the power of the
computer out of the office and into the home entertainment center,"
said Jeffrey Harrell, President of Video Without Boundaries.
"TigerDirect is an ideal distribution channel for our product. The
company has a large and growing customer base with a reputation for
good prices and customer service." Established in 1987, TigerDirect
is one of the industry's top computer and computer-product
retailers, featuring over 50,000 items in stock and ready to ship.
The TigerDirect catalog and TigerDirect.com website have become an
indispensable resource for computer users and IT managers globally.
A recent report in Internet Retailer Magazine indicated that Web
shoppers spend more time on the TigerDirect website than at eBay or
other leading computer and electronic sites including CompUSA,
Circuit City, Best Buy, RadioShack, Sony Electronics, Sony.com and
OSDN. "The rising value of the computer as an entertainment medium
has created a need for equipment that enables consumers to access
computer-based entertainment content from their family room. The
Lafayette MediaReady(TM) 4000 delivers more power in one box than
any other product we have evaluated within the sub-$500 price
range," said Russell Strunk, Vice-President of Marketing with
TigerDirect, Inc. "Our customers are always looking for new
products with fresh capabilities, and we believe this unit is a
strong contender." Similar in size and appearance to a conventional
DVD player, the MediaReady(TM) 4000 combines a DVD/CD player and
Web browser with a full-sized wireless keyboard, a media player for
playback of Web-based streaming media, MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4/MP3,
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, picture-in-picture capability, a
karaoke microphone jack, and other features that enable consumers
to access all popular forms of home entertainment from the comfort
of their couches. Computer content can be accessed either from the
Internet or from the home computer network. The product supports
all forms of Internet connection including dynamic DSL and cable
modems as well as 10/100 Base-T Ethernet. To learn more about the
MediaReady 4000, or any of Video Without Boundaries' media
convergence products for the home entertainment market, visit
http://www.vwbinc.com/. About Video Without Boundaries: Video
Without Boundaries (OTC:VDWBOTC:VDWBE) (BULLETIN BOARD: VDWB,
VDWBE) is a leader in the converging digital media on demand,
enhanced home entertainment, and emerging interactive consumer
electronics markets. We are focused on delivering broadband media
products and solutions that are easy to use, easy to afford and
able to entertain in ways never before imagined. Our MediaREADY(TM)
4000 is a first-of-its-kind digital media center that allows you to
fully access the widest range of digital media and display it on
any television in your home. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary,
Graphics Distribution Inc., also serves as an authorized
distributor for manufacturers in the video, AV, personal computer,
and IT segments through its warehouse and distribution center in
Glendale, a suburb of Milwaukee. Web site: http://www.vwbinc.com/.
About TigerDirect, Inc.: TigerDirect, Inc. (a subsidiary of
Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX)), is part of a group of branded e-commerce
web sites, direct mail catalogs, retail stores and relationship
marketing selling name-brand PC hardware, related computer
products, and industrial products, to businesses in North America
and Europe. Forward-Looking Statements: Forward-looking statements
and comments in this document are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provision of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Such statements relating to, among other things, the prospects for
the company to increase the level of sales, maintain current sales
levels, add new products and services and develop new Web sites are
necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are
significant in scope and nature, including risks related to the
demand for the company's products and services competition, and
availability of capital. MediaREADY and Video Without Boundaries
are trademarks of Video Without Boundaries, Inc. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. VWB CONTACT: VWB INVESTOR RELATIONS: Katie
Eakins Video Without Boundaries, Inc. S&S Public Relations,
Inc. 954-527-7780 858-509-7722 This release was issued through
eReleases(TM). For more information, visit
http://www.ereleases.com/. DATASOURCE: Video Without Boundaries,
Inc. CONTACT: Katie Eakins, S&S Public Relations, Inc.,
+1-858-509-7722, , for Video Without Boundaries, Inc.; or Investor
Relations: Video Without Boundaries, Inc., +1-954-527-7780, Web
site: http://www.tigerdirect.com/ Web site: http://www.vwbinc.com/
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