CEA'S Connections Guide Website Helps Consumers Get Tech Gifts up and
Running Quickly This Holiday Season; CEAconnectionsguide.com Provides
Step-by-Step Process to Connect Consumer Electronics

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--This holiday season,
thousands of consumers will receive gifts of home audio and video
products. To get these products up and running as quickly as possible,
the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) provides consumers with
the CEA Connections Guide (www.ceaconnectionsguide.com), an online
Flash program that takes users step-by-step through the set-up process
to interconnect consumer electronics products.


"Many consumers will be excited to receive a new TV, DVR or audio
system, yet quickly turn frustrated without the knowledge or the
necessary cables to set it up properly with their existing audio-video
equipment," said CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. "CEA's
Connections Guide was created to ease consumers through the process,
so they can begin enjoying their consumer electronics purchase as soon
as it comes out of the box."

Created by the CEA Accessories Division, the CEA Connections Guide is
an interactive resource with easy-to-understand descriptions and
photographs of each connector for audio and video devices. The CEA
Connections Guide shows consumers where the connectors typically are
located and how they can use them to optimize product performance.
Consumers also are educated about the performance differences of each
connector.

According to CEA's 12th annual Holiday Sales and Forecast Survey
released in October, five out the ten top gifts this holiday season
are home audio/video, including plasma televisions, big screen TVs and
high-definition televisions and home theater speakers or systems. The
CEA Connections Guide will be indispensable to the consumers giving
and receiving consumer electronics this holiday season.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade
association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry
through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the
fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more
than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development,
manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile
electronics, wireless and landline communications, information
technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as
well as related services that are sold through consumer channels.
Combined, CEA's members account for more than $122 billion in annual
sales. CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org, the
definitive source for information about the consumer electronics
industry.

CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining
Tomorrow's Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into
industry services, including technical training and education,
industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research
and legislative advocacy.

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-- CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES
January 3, 2006, Las Vegas, NV

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-- CEA Entertainment Technology Summit
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-- Digital Patriots Dinner
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-- EHX Spring 2006
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-- CONNECTIONS(TM) - The Digital Home Conference & Showcase
May 2-4, 2006, Santa Clara, CA

-- 2006 PARA Conference
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-- The 10th Annual Consumer Electronics CEO Summit
June 21-24, 2006, Southampton, Bermuda

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