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Sampo DVD Players Offer MP3 Capabilities

The DVE line features three models - the DVE-620 with component video output, the DVE-660 with Dolby Digital Decoder and the DVE-625, which comes equipped with Karaoke.

All three models in the DVE line support MP3 audio playback so users can experience downloaded music on high quality sound systems.

``Sampo DVD players are for anyone building an audio/video home theater,'' James Chen, president, Sampo America, said. ``From watching the latest blockbusters with crystal clear digital playback to listening to the hottest MP3s from the Internet, Sampo DVD Players deliver unprecedented quality and value.''

Sampo is one of the first companies to standardize Component Video Outputs on the entire DVD product line for superior video playback. When Sampo DVD player is connected to a TV equipped with component video inputs, the image displayed is crisp and in true color.

Sampo DVD players are equipped with several user-friendly standard features. The DVE line has a 5-Language On-Screen Display - including English, Spanish, French and Asian languages. The Sampo products also support multiple disc formats including DVD, Video CD, Super VCD, CD-R and MP3 audio encoded discs so consumers can enjoy a wide variety of programming on many discs.

In addition, the DVE line offers digital video markers that can be used for book marking favorite movie scenes, instant access and for playback.

``Nearly 50 percent of all DVD player sales are done during the holiday season,'' Chen said. ``Sampo offers those holiday shoppers great DVD performance and product features at an attractive price.''

Sampo DVD players are available regionally through small- and medium-sized consumer electronics retailers and dealers as well as Internet channels.

Suggested retail prices are $169 for the basic model, DVE-620, $199 for DVE-660, which includes Dolby Digital Decoder and $279 for DVE-625, with the Karaoke features. Sampo offers one-year warranty on parts and service for the DVE product line.

About Sampo America

Sampo America is the consumer electronics division of Sampo Corp., responsible for same brand sales in the United States. Headquarters for Sampo America are in Baldwin Park.

For more information, visit www.sampoamericas.com.

About Sampo Corp.

Founded in 1936, Sampo Corp. is a leading supplier of consumer electronics, home appliances and telecommunications products. The company is one of the top original equipment manufacturers (OEM) selling to the United States as well as the United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Australia, Hong Kong and China.

With headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, Sampo Corp. has manufacturing plants in Taiwan, the Philippines and China. Sampo Corp. has more than 5,000 employees throughout Asia, Europe and the United States.

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