Press Release
ATI's All-in-Wonder®
Radeon® now coming to Europe!
The European version
of the Radeon-based all-in-one TV-on-Demand™, DVD, and Video
editing graphics card will be available at the beginning of December
2000
-
Radeon® graphics performance featuring Charisma Engine™
with T&L and DDR memory for the fastest, latest games
- TV-on-Demand™
for Timeshifting - pause and control live Television turning
your PC into a Personal Video Recorder
- High
quality home video editing with MPEG-2 video capture and bundled
Ulead VideoStudio™ software
München,
November 6, 2000 - ATI Technologies
(Europe) GmbH today announced the European version of the All-in-Wonder®
Radeon® board. It is the newest member of the company's award-winning
All-in-Wonder® series of all-in-one TV, Video and Graphics
cards. The All-in-Wonder Radeon is based on ATI's Radeon graphics
processor and features 32 MB of DDR memory, providing gamers and
high end users with more than adequate memory for the latest games.
TV-on-Demand™
for pausing live TV, time-shifting and Instant Replays
All-in-Wonder Radeon is the first
to bring the latest home entertainment features to the PC including
TV-on-Demand™ Timeshifting. TV-on-Demand™ offers you
the ability to pause live TV and create your own instant replays
- letting you watch what you want, when you want to watch it.
With TV-on-Demand, you can view the show from the beginning, even
after it has started, without having to wait until the VCR has
finished recording the whole program.
The
all-in-one, no-compromise solution
All-in-Wonder Radeon uses only one precious expansion slot, as
it replaces the functionality of several separate cards, including
a high-end graphics and video board with DVI (Digital Video Interface),
a TV tuner board, a DVD board and a Video Output scan converter
box. The All-in-Wonder Radeon is a true no-compromise solution,
providing the best graphics together with the best multimedia
features.
All-in-Wonder
Radeon users can enjoy the latest true color multi-textured, high
polygon count games at high frame rates, switch to watching TV
with Timeshifting, edit their home videos and enhance their presentations
or web sites. All-in-Wonder Radeon turns your PC into a digital
Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with features and functions no VCR
can provide.
Digital
audio for true 5.1 surround sound
This is the first All-in-Wonder to provide digital audio during
DVD playback using the S/PDIF connection to channel the audio
from the DVD disc to your Dolby® Digital receiver for true 5.1
surround sound. Another innovation is the support for the latest
DVI compatible digital displays. The DVI-I connector on the All-in-Wonder
Radeon enables the user to attach a digital display directly or
a traditional VGA type analog display via the included DVI-I to
VGA adapter. This enables the logical combination of All-in-Wonder
Radeon with premium displays.
Microsoft
DirectShow infrastructure
The All-in-Wonder Radeon works with a collection of richly featured
video applications, all built on top of the Microsoft DirectShow
infrastructure, including Enhanced TV viewing and timeshifting,
Video Editing, Streaming Internet Video, Video Conferencing and
more.
"Microsoft
is delighted to see ATI with the new All-in-Wonder Radeon making
full use of the DirectShow architecture provided in Windows ME
and Windows 2000," stated Dave Marsh, technical evangelist, TV
and video, Microsoft Corp. "Couple this with ATI's impressive
MPEG acceleration, dramatically improved video de-interlacing
and the well-implemented multitap scaling, and the PC becomes
an even better solution for all aspects of television and video
entertainment."
Best
video support for DVD and TV
Within the Radeon chip, the Video Immersion™ engine provides
integrated iDCT and Motion Compensation together with adaptive
de-interlacing for the best DVD, TV and video quality and the
best video experience.
Multimedia Center 7.0 turns the PC into a digital Personal Video Recorder
ALL-IN WONDER Radeon will ship with the ATI's Multimedia Center
7.0, the most comprehensive software control suite on the market.
Multimedia Center 7.0 enables the best set of DVD, Media Playback
and advanced TV Tuning features which put control into the hands
of users - the true personal digital video recorder.
In combination
with Ulead VideoStudio 4.01 video editing software, the All-in-Wonder
Radeon furthermore serves as an excellent video editing system,
able to integrate live TV, recorded videotapes and still images
into professional-looking video productions. Other features include:
Teletext
Visual Channel
Selection and Channel Surfing
Digital VCR
Favorite
Channel Selection
Channel Naming
Parental
and Program Locking
Scheduled
Viewing and Recording
Digital photography
capture
Video Desktop
Functionality
Zoom-in and
panning within the zoomed video
Software
The All-in-Wonder Radeon supports Windows®98SE, Windows®ME
and Windows® 2000. Bundled with the All-in-Wonder Radeon
retail board will be Multimedia Center 7.0, Ulead VideoStudio
4.01 video editing software, Ulead Cool 3D 2.5 SE and MatchWare
Mediator 5, a multimedia creation tool.
Price
and Availability:
The European version of the All-in-Wonder Radeon 32MB DDR AGP
card, backwards compatible for AGP 2X and fully equipped for
AGP 4X systems, ships at the beginning of December, 2000. The
Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price will be 399 € (excl. VAT).
The European PCI version will ship in February, 2001.
Corporate
Profile
ATI Technologies Inc., the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics
and multimedia technology, designs, manufactures and markets
innovative and award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics
components for the personal computer, set-top box, consumer
electronics appliance and e-appliance markets. An ISO 9002 company,
ATI is the world's leading supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics
accelerators to OEM and retail customers. Founded in l985, ATI
employs more than 1,800 people at headquarters in Thornhill,
Ontario, and in offices in the United States, Germany, France,
the United Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados, Malaysia, Japan and Hong
Kong. ATI is a public company whose shares trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
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For
further information contact
ATI Technologies (Europe) GmbH
Nicole
Dortans, Press Relations Manager
ATI Technologies (Europe) GmbH
+49 (89) 665 15-535
Email: ndortans@ati.com
Copyright
© ATI Technologies Inc., 2000. All Rights reserved. ATI,
Radeon, ALL IN WONDER, All-in-Wonder Radeon, Video Immersion,
HYPER-Z, Pixel Tapestry and Charisma Engine are trademarks and
/ or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. GUIDE Plus+
is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. All company
and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective holders. Features, pricing, availability
and specifications are subject to change without notice.
