Exhibit 99.1

Planar Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial Results

Company reports 32 percent growth in digital signage product sales in fiscal 2011

BEAVERTON, Ore. – November 3, 2011 – Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, recorded sales of $51.1 million and GAAP loss per share of $0.07 in its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011. On a Non-GAAP basis (see reconciliation table), income per share was $0.01 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Sales for fiscal year 2011 were $186.5 million and GAAP loss per share was $0.24. On a Non-GAAP basis income per share was $0.05 in fiscal 2011.

“I am pleased that we were able to deliver sales growth and Non-GAAP profits for the full fiscal year as well as exceed our revenue and Non-GAAP profit expectations for the fourth quarter,” said Gerry Perkel, Planar’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our fastest growing product line, the Clarity Matrix super narrow bezel LCD video wall offering, is making significant inroads in a number of digital signage applications in a variety of large market segments such as retail, corporate, higher education, sports arenas and stadiums, and hospitality. Customers value our unique approach as well as our innovative architecture and we believe this product line will continue to grow significantly in fiscal 2012.”

FOURTH QUARTER BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

FOURTH QUARTER FISCAL 2011 RESULTS

The Company’s total sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 increased 6 percent compared with the same period a year ago. The increase was primarily driven by rising sales of Clarity Matrix LCD video wall products, rear projection video wall cubes, touch monitors and high-end home products, partially offset by declining sales of custom AMLCD displays, due primarily to the timing of customer rollouts and requests to push out planned deliveries into future quarters.

The Company’s consolidated gross margins (on a Non-GAAP basis) were 26.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from 26.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 (see reconciliation table). The increase in gross margin, as a percent of sales, from the previous year was primarily due to sales of a more favorable mix of higher margin products including digital signage displays and rear projection cubes which more than offset the decline in custom AMLCD displays. Total operating expenses (on a Non-GAAP basis) for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased approximately $1.9 million to $13.4 million compared with the same quarter a year ago, primarily driven by increased sales and marketing expenses. Consistent with prior quarters, the Company has increased sales and marketing headcount as well as marketing program spending, largely focused on pursuing increased sales of its growing digital signage products. The Company recorded a $1.1 million net restructuring GAAP charge in connection with the implementation of a new organizational structure designed to better align the Company’s resources with the overall growth strategy focused on selling a higher mix of digital signage products going forward.

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

Looking forward, the Company is planning for annual revenue growth in excess of 10 percent per year over the next 3-4 years, driven primarily by growth in sales of digital signage products, which the Company believes will grow 30 percent per year for the next several years. Over the longer term, the Company believes this planned double digital total revenue growth will yield both gross margin expansion and leverage across the operating expense base on a percentage of sales basis. As a result, the Company is planning for a long term (fiscal 2015) business model of 4 to 6 percent operating income as a percent of total revenue.

In the near term, the Company plans to continue to add resources to support its growth strategy. The Company currently anticipates revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 in the range of $47-49 million, which represents 15 percent revenue growth when compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 at the mid-point of the range. This anticipated sequential revenue decline in the seasonally softer first quarter combined with the expected increase in operating expenses noted above, are expected to result in a Non-GAAP loss between $0.01 and $0.04 per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Results of operations and the business outlook will be discussed in a conference call today, November 3, 2011, beginning at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. The call can be heard via the Internet through a link on Planar’s website, www.planar.com, or through numerous other investor sites, and will be available for replay until December 3, 2011. The Company intends to post on its website a transcript of the prepared management commentary from the conference call shortly after the conclusion of the call.

ABOUT PLANAR

Planar Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR) is a global leader in digital display technology providing premier solutions for the world’s most demanding environments. Retailers, educational institutions, government agencies, businesses, utilities and energy firms, and home theater enthusiasts all depend on Planar to provide superior performance when image experience is of the highest importance. Planar solutions are used by the world’s leading organizations in applications ranging from digital signage to simulation and from interactive kiosks to large-scale data visualization. Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA, with offices, manufacturing partners, and customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.planar.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to Planar’s business operations and prospects, including statements relating to the Company’s expected levels of revenue and revenue growth, gross margin levels and expansion of gross margin, operating expense levels, levels of operating income and revenue levels and Non-GAAP loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the long-term target business model (FY15) and the other statements made under the heading “Business Outlook,”. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These and other forward-looking statements, which may be identified by the inclusion of words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “goal” and variations of such words and other similar expressions, are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections that are subject to change, and actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Many factors, including the following, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: poor or further weakened domestic and international business and economic conditions; changes or continued reductions in the demand for products in the various display markets served by the Company; any delay in the timing of customer orders or the Company’s ability to ship product upon receipt of a customer order; the extent and timing of any additional expenditures by the Company to address business growth opportunities; any inability to reduce costs or to do so quickly enough, in either case, in response to reductions in revenue; adverse impacts on the Company or its operations relating to or arising from any inability to fund desired expenditures, including due to difficulties in obtaining necessary financing; changes in the flat-panel monitor industry; changes in customer demand or ordering patterns; changes in the competitive environment including pricing pressures or the ability to keep pace with technological changes; technological advances; shortages of manufacturing capacity from the Company’s third-party manufacturing partners or other interruptions in the supply of components the Company incorporates in its finished goods including as a result of natural disasters like the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan; future production variables resulting in excess inventory and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

Note Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company’s earnings release contains Non-GAAP financial measures that exclude share-based compensation and the requirements of Topic 718 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification^TM, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”. The Non-GAAP financial measures also exclude impairment and restructuring charges, the amortization of intangible assets related to previous acquisitions, various tax charges including the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, the gain or loss on foreign currency due to the non-cash nature of the charge, and various other adjustments. The Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company has provided reconciliations of the Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

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