Planar Announces Its First LED Illuminated Video Wall Displays

The Revolutionary Clarity LED Series Offers Reliable 24/7 Operation and Superior Visual Performance

BEAVERTON, Oregon, February 2 - Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty
display solutions, today announced its Clarity(TM) LED Series rear projection
video wall displays, ideal for government, military, energy, utilities,
traffic and broadcast control room video walls that require 24/7 reliability
and brilliant life-like images. Combining Planar's exclusive Clarity
NaturalColor(TM) for a superior visual performance and maintenance-free solid
state illumination, with up to eight times the life of traditional lamps, the
new Clarity LED Series supports the Company's strategy to deliver innovative
display solutions for mission-critical environments.

The Clarity LED Series will be unveiled at this year's Integrated Systems
Europe in Amsterdam, Feb. 2-4 (Stand3B81), and includes the 70-inch c70HD-LED
(1920X1080 resolution), Clarity RP-LED (SXGA+ resolution) and Clarity RX-LED
(XGA resolution) rear-projection displays (available in 50" and 67"). All
displays within the Clarity LED Series utilize the latest DLP(R) technology
and are available with Open or Indisys(TM) image processing electronics
options.

Exceptional Visual Precision

The Clarity LED Series produces a wide color gamut well beyond that of
traditional lamp-based systems to deliver color saturation levels never
before seen on high-resolution video walls. Leveraging advanced color
management techniques and over 20 years of experience designing and
installing different video wall applications, Planar developed Clarity
NaturalColor(TM), which uses a proprietary color space that intelligently
maps a broader color palette to content, producing life-like colors. Other
LED display products can produce images that are oversaturated and
distracting. Clarity NaturalColor Optimizations are preset and customizable
color spaces optimized for a range of video wall applications. NaturalColor
Optimizations harness the power of LED illumination to produce a superior
visual experience tailored for applications like SCADA,
Security/Surveillance, Simulation, Broadcast and Collaborative Control Room.

24/7 Operation, Maintenance-free Illumination

Control room applications that operate 24/7 require uninterrupted
operation and benefit from reduced maintenance requirements. Planar's Clarity
LED Series illumination system has a rated life of 60,000 hours and employs
no consumable parts such as color wheels or lamps. Solid state LED
illumination results in fewer moving parts that can break down and eliminates
the costs and interruptions associated with lamp changes.

The combination of maintenance-free, reliable 24/7 operation and long
life benefit end users with a lower total cost of ownership. Additionally,
LED technology used in the Clarity LED Series proves to be more
environmentally friendly compared to other display technologies thanks to its
lack of consumable parts and mercury-free and lead-free design.

Complete System Design

The Clarity LED Series displays are designed, built and tested as
complete systems rather than kits, ensuring smooth installation and optimum
performance. Each LED Series display features Planar's Set it and Forget it
(SiFi) Auto Color and Brightness Balance to provide a balanced video wall for
the life of the product. SiFi Auto Color and Brightness Balance is the only
color balance system to continuously monitor the LED, measure the output of
the full light path of the engine and maintain site-specific adjustments,
making it easy for the customer to maintain a balanced and uniform video
wall.

The Clarity LED Series features zero-mullion PrecisionView(TM) screens, a
factory-calibrated optics path and precise 6-axis motorized alignment,
producing image alignment to a single pixel level of accuracy and seamless
tiling. A positive pressure cabinet for each unit keeps dust out while at the
same time allowing for full front and rear service access. Front access
allows full service with zero rear clearance for straight or curved video
walls, minimizing space requirements and repair time.

"With its proprietary, high-end features, the Clarity LED Series is
another example of the innovation Planar brings to the market," said Gerry
Perkel, Planar's CEO. "This new product series creates a cost-effective
choice for a variety of control room applications by providing extraordinary
visual performance while simultaneously reducing maintenance and improving
the uptime of the video wall."

The Clarity LED Video Wall is available for purchase through Planar's
worldwide network of authorized control room resellers and will begin
shipping in the third fiscal quarter of 2010. For more information, please
visit www.planarcontrolroom.com.

About Planar

Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR) is a global leader of specialty
display technology providing hardware and software solutions for the world's
most demanding environments. Hospitals, space and military programs, utility
and transportation hubs, shopping centers, banks, government agencies,
businesses, and home theater enthusiasts all depend on Planar to provide
superior performance when image experience is of the highest importance.
Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA, with offices,
manufacturing partners, and customers worldwide. For more information, visit
www.planar.com.

Media, Vanessa Matera of Planar EMEA SPA, +39-06-90-400-470, Vanessa.matera at planar.com; or Media, Kim Brown, +1-503-748-6724, kim.brown at planar.com, or Investors, Ryan Gray +1-503-748-8911, ryan.gray at planar.com, both of Planar Systems, Inc.