Opening up new opportunities for the tanning business is Ergoline Multivision.

The system is available on all models of Ergoline's Excellence and Evolution series and lets clients watch a DVD, the news, daytime tv or their favourite music channel while they tan.

At the start of each session, a main menu showing all the multi-media options and the sunbed controls appears on the monitor and the user navigates through them using 'up', 'down' and 'select' buttons on an overhead control panel.

If the idea of a wellness experience appeals, there are also two light therapy programmes - Vital, in red and yellow, and Relax, in green and blue.

Viewing glasses developed especially for the new system are extremely light and claimed to provide both terrific colour visuals and 100 per cent reliable eye protection against UV radiation. 3D-sound comes via two moveable satellite speakers.

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