All-in-Wonder^® Radeon™ 8500DV

Features

Feature comparison between the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV and NVIDIA® Personal Cinema

Get unparalleled TV features on your PC

• Stereo TV tuner with 125 channels
• TV-on-Demand™

  • Pause live TV or record live broadcasts and watch them later
  • Get instant replays of favorite programs
  • Click through the transparent live TV window to access your desktop - no more moving the TV window to get to your work!

• Amazing TV features including:

  • TV Magazine¹ - images and text from TV programs allowing you to read and archive TV programs
  • Hot Words¹ - real-time notification when selected words are detected in programming
  • Zoom & pan - zoom in on the action on-screen and choose your own close-ups
  • Intelligent Teletext on your PC²

¹Available in North America only ²Available in Europe only

Experience home theater with DVD And digital audio on a PC

• Industry-leading DVD playback with AC-3 Digital Audio output to enable Dolby® 5.1 surround sound
• ATI's Video Immersion™ II technology integrates industry-leading digital video features for unprecedented video quality

*Actual Dolby® 5.1 AC-3 decoding is done by the external AC-3 decoder which is not included.

Radio-frequency remote control

• Control the TV, video, DVD and gaming features of the All-in-Wonder® Radeon™ 8500DV from another room in the house using ATI's remote control*
• No need to point the remote control at the receiver - connect your PC to your TV and watch DVDs, search channels, or record TV shows from your couch

*Available USB port required

Experience easy digital and analog video editing

• Connect a DV camcorder to your PC to view and edit true digital video using the IEEE 1394 ports and cable included in the box
• Capture still images and digital video at up to 720x480 30 frames-per-second resolution with no loss of quality
• Powerful video editing software allows you to add effects, transitions, sounds, and more to digital video footage. Create your own personal productions.

Dual display technology

• Connect to a TV and a monitor (VGA or DVI) simultaneously
• Hydravision™ software enables you to display information on a TV and monitor at the same time

Awesome 3D gaming and graphics

• Powered by the revolutionary Radeon™ 8500 GPU and 64MB DDR memory for the most advanced 3D graphics in its class
• ATI's innovative TruForm™, SmartShader™ and SmoothVision™ technologies make 3D characters and objects more realistic
• ATI's HyperZ™ II technology conserves memory bandwidth for improved performance in demanding applications
• ATI's latest 3D rendering technologies, Charisma Engine™ II and Pixel Tapestry™ II, power incredible 3D processing capabilities leading to unbelievable graphics quality