TV Wonder™ 600 USB and TV Wonder™ 650
PCIe allow users to easily turn their PC into a feature-rich home theater —
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- July 9, 2007 --AMD (NYSE: AMD)
today introduced two new solutions that offer high-definition television (HDTV)
viewing and digital video recording (DVR) capabilities on desktop and notebook
PCs. With the launch of these two new multimedia products, AMD continues to
blaze a leadership path in video capture that bridges the analog and digital
HDTV worlds.
With the external plug-and-play ATI TV Wonder™ 600 USB, a
desktop or notebook PC easily becomes a feature-rich DVR for HDTVs. The easy to
install TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe is a combo tuner that can capture both
locally-available over-the-air and cable programming, including HDTV where
available. The PCIe add-in card offers ClearQAM technology that captures
unscrambled digital channels that may have previously been unavailable. Both
products come with AMD’s Catalyst Media Center™ software, and integrate
seamlessly with Windows Vista® Media Center and Windows® XP Media Center
Edition.
“More and more, customers are using the PC as a digital hub
for TV and video capture and these solutions put The Ultimate Visual
Experience™ in reach of almost any PC user,” said Matt Skynner, vice president
of marketing, Graphics Product Group, AMD. “These new HDTV tuner products
provide a perfect complement to AMD’s graphics solutions, AMD LIVE!™ platforms,
and AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology-based notebooks – delivering simplified
home theater PC options that come together for uncompromising visual quality
and ease of use.”
The ATI TV Wonder 600 USB package includes a slim
credit-card-sized IR remote control, A/V input adapter for video capture from a
camcorder or VCR, and user-friendly Catalyst Media Center Software. Catalyst
Media Center offers a simplified user interface optimized for TVs, an advanced
electronic programming guide, DVD authoring and playback, video conversion and
AMD LIVE! On Demand powered by Orb! for accessing the DVR from any computer
with a broadband connectivity.
Extending the ATI TV Theater family, the ATI TV Wonder 650
Combo PCIe features ClearQAM tuning, allowing PC users to receive unencrypted
digital content available from their local cable television provider. The ATI
TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe is a combo-tuner DVR, so users may switch between
analog and digital TV to watch and record a digital TV program while simultaneously
watching/recording an analog TV channel. The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe also
features high image quality, 3D comb filtering, and FM tuner.
The ATI TV Wonder 600 USB and ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe are
scheduled to be widely available throughout North America by September 2007.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global
provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and
consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation,
choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions
that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.amd.com.
Cross Posted from Chris Lanier's Blog at
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