LG honors Ramadan, offering TV with built in Holy Qur'an

This plasma TV allows viewers to read the Quran, search and bookmark passages and listen to scriptures. It also includes LG's Time Machine DVR technology for recording and playing back TV shows.

"The built-in Qur'an TV will provide believers in Allah and his Prophet a new and rewarding way to experience the Holy Scriptures during the most sacred time of the year,"

said Mr. S.C Choi, a director of PDP Asia & MEA.

"As a brand that respects Muslims, LG is committed to ensuring that we offer solutions that meet local needs, and the built-in Qur'an TV comes as a part of this effort."

The Holy Qur'an incorporated into LG's newest plasma TV includes all of the 114 suras (سور) allowing Users to search for specific suras or veres and bookmark up to 10 favorites with record and stop button on the remote control.

The TV includes a multilingual interface for navigating and reading on screen is available in Arabic and Farsi. At the top of the screen is a status bar that displays the name of the sura, verse numbers and the time of day.

The TV also allows viewers to listen to the Qur'an, an excellent feature for allowing several people to study and enjoy the Scriptures together.

In addition to its special features for Ramadan, this TV also includes LG's Time Machine technology, which allows viewers to pause and rewind live TV shows, and record shows for later viewing. The built in 160 GB hard drive is large enough to store 40 football matches or 30 full-length movies.

LG is truly committed to meeting the needs of is Muslim customers and this TV is not the first product to cater specially to them. The Qiblah Phone (LG-F7100) indicates the direction users should face in order to pray toward Mecca, even if they are in the desert with few reference points. Users simply input their location and the phone, which works in 500 cities worldwide, automatically points the way.

"In the spirit of supporting and showing solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters, we will continuously offer specialized services for them."

said Mr. Simon Lee, General Manager of LG Electronics in Saudi Arabia, "The built-in Qur'an TV will be available in MEA Region, in 42 and 50 inch sizes, starting at Ramadan".