Mitsubishi Electric Completes Installation of Two Diamond Vision Screens for Nakayama Racecourse

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura) (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has completed installation of two multi-screen Diamond Vision large-scale display systems, called "Turf Vision," at the Japan Racing Association (JRA)'s Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The new screens will be illuminated on Saturday September 12, 2009, the opening day of the "Fourth Nakayama Keiba (horse race)."

Incorporating high-luminance light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the latest digital screen controllers, the two Turf Vision screens are able to display high-definition video content, and will provide a variety of information to race course visitors. Of the two screens, the 40.8 m wide and 9.6 m high "Turf Vision 1" is installed on the left-hand side of the front stand. This screen can be divided into two parts, to simultaneously display separate contents such as dynamic real-time media streams and race results. The "Turf Vision 2" screen installed on the right-hand side is 14.4 m wide x 8.0 m high, and will feature displays of the race track, paddock and odds.

Similar Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision screens can be found today in many baseball and football stadiums, numerous other racecourses and other venues. Recent installations of racetracks in Japan include the 977-inch screen for the Biwako Kyotei (boat race) in March 2008, the 828-inch screen for the Utsunomiya Keirin (bicycle racetrack) in March 2009, the 587-inch screen for the Maebashi Keirin in April 2009 and the 561-inch screen for the JRA Sapporo Racecourse in June 2009. Mitsubishi Electric aims to further expand its business in large scale displays for racecourses and stadiums.

Specifications
Screen name		Turf Vision 1		Turf Vision 2
Product name		Diamond Vision LED
Screen size		1,650-inch		649-inch
Light emitting element		High luminance LED element ( Red, Blue and Green)
Dot pitch		12.5mm
Pixel size (dot)		3,264 (w) x 768 (h)		1,152 (w) x 640 (h)

About Mitsubishi Electric

With over 80 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products to both corporate clients and general consumers all over the world, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,665.1 billion yen (US$ 37.4 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. For more information visit http://global.mitsubishielectric.com

*At an exchange rate of 98 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2009.