News from Runco CEO & Founder Sam Runco

As many of you may have heard, Planar, Inc. announced that it has acquired Runco International. Planar has a company philosophy akin to what Runco has always stood for – excellence in technology, outstanding quality and service and dedicated focus to its custom channel partners. This union will create an unstoppable force in custom home theater and accelerate the vision for all three brands. As a founding CEDIA member and as the CEO and founder of Runco, I am excited about what this means for the future. While this acquisition combines the many market strengths of Planar Systems, Inc. and Runco International, the brands, products, sales and partner strategies remain unchanged. Planar is not looking to replace the Runco or Vidikron line, but to strengthen all three brands in the custom high-end home theater market.

Runco plans to release several new products in the second quarter of 2008 so stay tuned. And just in case you're interested check out the 103 inch plasma display.