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New LG TV allows Middle East Muslims to read, listen to Quran
LG Electronics releases a new large-screen plasma television in the Middle East that allows users to read and listen to the Quran.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:52 September 16, 2008
- Image Credit: LG Electronics Inc.
- A customer listens to an explanation about a new LG TV that allows users to both read and listen to the Quran at an electronics store in Dubai.
South Korea: Home appliance maker LG Electronics said on Tuesday it has released a new large-screen plasma television in the Middle East that allows users to read and listen to the Quran.
The first of its kind in the world, the new TV, which comes in 42 inch and 50 inch versions, includes the Quran installed as a digital text.
The television lets viewers read all 114 chapters of the Islamic holy book on screen by controlling its menu, LG said in a statement.
The television, which also comes with a 160-gigabyte hard drive to store video content, allows users to bookmark up to 10 spots within the religious text.
The company began selling it in conjunction with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which started at the beginning of September.
LG says it decided to offer the product after learning through a survey that many Muslims listened to the Quran through their home theatre systems.
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