Press Release
- 2003
ATI’s TV WONDER™ PRO Arrives Just In Time For Fall TV Viewing
New intelligent TV-on-the-PC offerings deliver amazing stereo audio and incredible video quality
Monday August 25, 2003
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI Technologies
Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) is now shipping the new TV WONDER™ PRO,
for (US) $69, and the new TV WONDER™ PRO REMOTE CONTROL
EDITION, for (US) $99. Both new additions to the TV WONDER family
are now available in North America and provide owners with a
digital VCR and electronic program guide (EPG) plus improved
video capture quality. TV WONDER PRO REMOTE CONTROL EDITION includes
the critically acclaimed radio-frequency Remote Wonder™ to
allow easy access to computer application control.
These new add-on cards plug easily into any PCI (peripheral component
interconnect) slot, available on almost all PCs. Owners can experience
ATI’s industry recognized video encoder and VideoSoap™ that
enable improved video quality. VideoSoap allows users to “clean
up” any captured video stream – from camcorder, old
VHS tapes or poor TV signals – using a series of customizable
filters for the best video quality results. When combined with
an All-in-Wonder™ video card, TV WONDER PRO owners can
experience MulTView™ that enables Picture-in-Picture based
on ability to support dual tuners in a single PC.
“
Customers are demanding clear live TV experiences with no compression
artifacts and our new TV WONDER PRO products meet that requirement,” said
Blair Birmingham, Group Product Manager, Multimedia Products,
ATI Technologies Inc. “The TV WONDER family is designed
to entertain and inform owners by offering a Digital VCR with
a no-fee EPG, plus quality signal reception, and low computer
system demands that all combine to provide a great TV-on-the-PC
experience. With the additional VideoSoap feature, owners can ‘clean
up’ family videotapes before archiving them to a digital
media for safe keeping and future viewing.”
The new TV WONDER PRO solutions also deliver real-time MPEG-2
compression at full 720x480 resolution when using the Digital
VCR that’s included as an essential part of the software
package.
- TV WONDER PRO REMOTE includes the following:
- ATI’s Multimedia Center 8.2 offers a
full range of critically acclaimed multimedia functions including
VideoSoap, a filtering process that removes noise and improves
video quality during digital video recording captures;
- MulTView
support – When an All-in-Wonder video card is
combined with TV WONDER PRO, owners can enjoy dual TV tuner
capabilities such as Picture-in-Picture;
- 125-channel stereo
TV-tuner;
- Stereo audio reception;
- Digital
VCR allows recording of scheduled TV programs to computer
hard drive for viewing at any time. Preset,
easy-to-use recording
formats include DVD compliant video allowing users to
archive TV recordings on DVDs using disk creation software
included
with DVD recordable drives;
- Gemstar’s
GUIDEPlus+ provides an intelligent free integrated
program guide (North America only) that allows users
to view
and search TV listing by category, actor/performer, or
date. Schedule and record programs at the click of
a mouse – all
the benefits of a Digital VCR without the monthly fees;
- Security/monitoring camera functionality (using attached
separate camera);
- ATI’s REMOTE
WONDER, only included with the “Remote
Control Edition” versions of the TV WONDER family
(as well as being sold separately), is a radio frequency
wireless remote
that extends computer multimedia control with the flexibility
of a hand held, 30-foot user interface; and,
- Backed by quality ATI customer support and a 3-year
limited warranty.
Copyright
2003 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI
product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and product
names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications
are subject to change without notice.
Company Background
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative
3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985,
ATI is the world's foremost visual processor unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated
to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac
desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television,
game console and handheld markets. With 2002 revenues in excess of US $1 billion,
ATI has more than 2,000 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common
shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
Contact Information
For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web
site at http://www.ati.com
For Information:
John Swinimer, Public Relations Manager, Consumer Products, at
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8456 or swinimer@ati.com
Other ATI Contacts:
Pedro Cabezuelo, Senior Consultant, BenchMark Porter Novelli, at (416) 422-7164
or pcabezuelo@bmporternovelli.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc., at (905)
882-2600, Ext. 2631 or janet@ati.com
