Seoul, Korea ¶ June 01, 2012 -- LG Electronics showcased its latest smart set-top box in the Digital Cable TV Show 2012 held in the International Convention Center Jeju for two days between May 31 and June 1. The new set-top box allows regular TVs to act like a smart TV by supporting a variety of smart TV content through the use of App Store. In addition, it can receive cable TV signals and enables the user to enjoy the TV like a full-browsing Internet viewer.

At the trade show, the company has had strategic discussions with TV operators about how to proceed in the set-top box market. For example, they pondered with possibilities of jointly developing a smart open-platform set-top box, a cable set-top box that combines with LG’s own smart TV platform Netcast, a smart TV embedded with a cable set-top box, and an integrated remote control capable of controlling both the cable TV and smart TV.

Cho Taek-Il, the senior executive of LG’s TV Product Planning Group, said, “We will work hard to create a vibrant cable and smart TV industry ecosystem based on the ideas suggested in the latest trade show. LG Electronics will lead the smart TV set-top box market with its leadership in the Cinema 3D Smart TV and the Magic Remote Control.”

Sean Chung (press@whowired.com)