SRS Labs Targets Audio Integration Within 25 Million Mobile PCs By End of 2009

SRS Audio Solution Suites are Available and Custom-Tuned for Desktops, Laptops, Netbooks and Nettops, while SRS iWOW Premium for iTunes is Available for All PCs

SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRS Labs (Nasdaq: SRSL), the industry leader in surround sound, audio, and voice technologies, announced today that several of its audio solution suites including SRS Premium Sound(TM) and SRS TruSurround HD(TM) have been integrated within select PCs from the world's top PC manufacturers including HP, ASUS, NEC, BenQ, Samsung and more, and projects that its growth momentum will result in up to 25 million SRS-enabled computers shipped by the end of 2009.

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"We're excited to have partnered with many of the industry's top PC manufacturers, as this represents a major opportunity for SRS Labs to expand our technological leadership in the PC marketplace and further integrate our world-class audio solutions in this popular and growing market segment," said Allen H. Gharapetian, Vice President of Marketing for SRS Labs. "Simply put, SRS audio suites empower the most comprehensive multimedia auditory experience possible, and no computer is complete without the benefit of this rich, immersive sound."

In today's tech-savvy consumer market, studies confirm that as many as 73 percent(1) of online adults increasingly use PCs as personal entertainment conduits for enjoying high-definition TV and movie content, as well as personal music collections. However, as a result of shrinking form factors, manufacturers face design limitations and tradeoffs that require placing tiny speakers in locations that produce less than ideal audio quality. SRS Labs' innovative audio solutions overcome these challenges and provide crisp audio playback of CDs, DVDs, games and streamed online content, regardless of the size or placement of speakers.

Designed to meet specific and unique user needs, state-of-the-art SRS audio suites such as SRS Premium Sound provide a remarkably immersive surround sound experience, complete with deep, rich bass, and crystal clear dialog. SRS sound technologies make it possible for users to choose laptops that deliver a complete multimedia experience.

"As laptop PCs increasingly serve as portable media devices for both consumers and business travelers, sound quality is likely to become an important purchase criteria," said John Jacobs, Director of Notebook Market Research for DisplaySearch.

During 2008, SRS focused its attention on developing strong PC partnerships, which allowed them to establish a foothold among an industry that sold roughly 148 million(2) laptops and netbooks globally that year. In 2008, SRS' new PC partners accounted for approximately 63 million of the total units, represents a robust 42.4 percent projected market share. And, based upon current 2009 projections, market trends, and sustained market growth of 20 percent for Laptops, up to 25 million PCs will potentially feature an SRS audio solution out-of-the-box.

In addition, computer users have the option to purchase and download SRS iWOW Premium for iTunes. This plug-in is available to the more than 500 million active PC and Mac iTunes users and greatly improves the playback of audio and video by creating an expansive sound stage that restores the audio cues that have been buried in the original source material.

About SRS Labs, Inc.

Founded in 1993, SRS Labs is the industry leader in audio signal processing for consumer electronics. Beginning with the audio technologies originally developed at Hughes Aircraft, SRS Labs holds over 150 worldwide patents and is recognized by the industry as the foremost authority in research and application of human auditory principles. Through partnerships with leading global CE companies, semiconductor manufacturers and software partners, SRS audio, surround sound and voice processing technologies have been included in over one billion electronic products sold worldwide including HDTVs, mobile phones, portable media devices, PCs and automotive entertainment. In fact, SRS Labs is the de-facto standard of HDTV audio processing with nine of the top ten name brand flat panel TVs featuring SRS technology. Additionally, SRS Labs surround sound solutions provide the professional broadcast and recording industries with high-performance production, back-haul, storage, and transmission capability. SRS Labs supports manufacturers worldwide with offices in the US, China, Europe, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For more information, visit www.srslabs.com.

Except for historical information contained in this release, statements in this release, including those by Mr. Gharapetian, may constitute forward-looking statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. While the Company believes that its expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that the Company's goals and strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties, may affect the Company's actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. Some of these factors include the acceptance of new SRS Labs' products and technologies, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the timely development and release of technologies by the Company, general business and economic conditions, especially in Asia, and other factors detailed in the Company's Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. SRS Labs specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

    1. 2007 Consumer Electronics Association report (Computer-Sourced Audio
       Consumption in the Home)
    2. Preliminary DisplaySearch Worldwide Laptop/Netbook PC 2008 Forecast
    3. IDC Worldwide PC 2008-2012 Forecast

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