LG Launches Pro:Centric™ Set Top Box For U.S. Hospitality Market

Optimized Streaming Device Enhances Hotel Guest Room Experience

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Jan 21, 2015, 11:02 ET

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics has introduced a new set-top box that will bring the power and convenience of its Pro:Centric Internet-protocol television (IPTV) platform to even more hotel rooms. Available now, LG's new hotel set-top box, the Pro:Centric Smart STB-3000, provides advanced smart interactive IPTV functionality as well as a broad range of compatible third party System Integrator applications to RF-only legacy commercial televisions from LG and other brands.

The STB-3000 supports the same HTML5 development environment and Application Program Interface as LG's Pro:Centric Smart IPTVs, so that the same third-party applications developed by LG's System Integrators partners can also operate on the set top box.

"The LG STB-3000 introduces a solution that addresses the needs of the hospitality industry, allowing guests to utilize embedded applications and to stream media from smart devices to the in-room TV," said Richard Lewis, vice president of B2B research and technology for LG Electronics USA. "LG is already a pioneer in the hospitality sector with the Pro:Centric TV platform, and now with the STB-3000, more hotels have an opportunity to enhance their guest experience without replacing all their in-room TVs."

The LG STB-3000 comes complete with brand new updates that optimize the user experience including:

An enhanced Pro:Centric platform which supports multi-threading, so that multiple applications can be run simultaneously.
Bluetooth® functionality that allows users to connect personal devices to stream music,
Access to an expanded list of SMART applications, including Over The Top video services, and games.

With an EZManager setup, the process is simplified with a "wizard" approach that walks the hotelier through simple manual set-up steps. Once completed, this setup can be cloned and easily deployed to other units using USB or automatically with a Pro:Centric head end server.

For more information on the STB-3000 and other LG Pro:Centric hospitality solutions, please visit www.LGsolutions.com.

About LG Electronics USA

The LG Electronics USA Home Electronics Business-to-Business division serves customers in the U.S. digital signage, systems integration, lodging and hospitality, healthcare, education, government and industrial markets. Based in Lincolnshire, Ill., with its dedicated engineering and customer support team, LG Electronics USA Home Electronics Business-to-Business delivers business-to-business technology solutions tailored to the particular needs of business environments. LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $53 billion global force in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. For more information, please visit www.LGSolutions.com.

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