Microsoft and ATI have announced plans to bring out new high-definition television receivers for PCs based on the CableCard standard, so Windows computers acting as a media center will be able to tune into premium HD content available over cable services. For the time being, media center users either have to receive HD programming via terrestrial broadcast, or a “downsized” version received by connecting their HD equipment to their PCs using S-video.
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ATI Announces X600 All-In-Wonder
ALL-IN-WONDER X600 PRO is powered by the RADEON X600 graphics chip and offers benefits for home theater, video editing, and gaming enthusiasts or anyone wanting to take advantage of PCI Expressfaster through-put capabilities to deliver ATI’s award winning high quality video image performance.
ATI’s European add-in-board manufacturers, including Connect3D Inc., Hightech Information System Limited, Info-Tek Corporation, Sapphire Technology Limited, and Tul Corporation, will offer ALL-IN-WONDER X600 PRO in various configurations later this year. Pricing for the North American retail version will be available at time of shipment later this fall.
ATI Launches All-In-Wonder X800 XT
From the press release:
Shipping this fall in North America, ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT will be available with a manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) of $499 USD from major computer retailers and ATI.com. ATI’s European add-in-board manufacturers, including Connect3D Inc., Hightech Information System Limited, Info-Tek Corporation, Sapphire Technology Limited, and Tul Corporation, will offer ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT in various configurations later this year.
ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT is the first video card to feature DVI-I and VGA monitor connectivity plus a TV and FM Radio tuner in a single slot device. This video card is also the first ALL-IN-WONDER® to feature new input and output block connectors that provide easy access to peripheral devices.
ATI Announces TV Wonder USB 2.0
The key features include quick setup, TV viewing with full personal video recorder (PVR) capabilities, and video capture for editing. Available this summer in North America, TV WONDER USB 2.0 will beoffered in two versions: TV WONDER USB 2.0 REMOTE CONTROL EDITION with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of USD$149 and TV WONDER USB 2.0 with an MSRP of USD$100.
“The unique combination of ATI’s industry leading THEATER 200 chip with the critically acclaimed MULTIMEDIA CENTER software, plus the high-speed bandwidth of USB 2.0, deliver industry leading ALL-IN-WONDER visual quality and advanced features not available in any other external video solution,†said Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing, Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies Inc. “TV Wonder USB 2.0 brings industry leading TV and video capture features to desktops and notebooks quickly, easily and without having to open the PC.â€
ATI Delivers HDTV Reception On The PC
North American customers will be able to tune in and watch high-definition television (HDTV) programs on the PC without having to purchase an expensive TV that could cost more than $2,000. HDTV inNorth America offers up to 5.5 times the pixels (dots that comprise the screen) as standard TV resolution resulting in amazing picture quality.
In addition to supporting analog NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) cable, the HDTV WONDER add-in video card allows consumers to experience the new ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) digital, free-to-air HDTV broadcasts without having to subscribe to cable or satellite subscription services. HDTV WONDER offers the best advanced personal video recorder (PVR) on the PC today enabling consumers to watch, pause and record both analog and HDTV programs — powerful features beyond the capabilities of most current consumer and PC-based appliances. Additionally, HDTV WONDER leverages the PC’s capabilities by offering the ability to archive content directly to DVD for personal use. HDTV WONDER complements ATI’s RADEONâ„¢ line of video cards that deliver the industry’s only full HDTV decoder and display capabilities.
ATI Announces PCI HDTV Tuner
From ATI’s press release:
Crystal clear HDTV broadcasts can be enjoyed on the PC with the new HDTV WONDER announced today by ATI Technologies Inc.. North American customers will be able to tune in and watch high-definition television (HDTV) programs on the PC without having to purchase an expensive TV that could cost more than $2,000. HDTV in North America offers up to 5.5 times the pixels (dots that comprise the screen) as standard TV resolution resulting in amazing picture quality.
ATI Adds To All-In-Wonder Lineup
From ATI’s press release:
Watching TV on your PC has never been more affordable thanks to new additions to the ALL-IN-WONDER(R) family of video graphics cards. ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) today announced ALL-IN-WONDER(R) 9600XT, ALL-IN-WONDER(R) 9600, and ALL-IN-WONDER(R) 9200. These new graphics cards offer exciting personal video recording of favorite television programs, easy-to-use video editing, and amazing graphics for great gaming experiences at prices for any consumer’s budget.
ATI debuts All-in-Wonder 9600 Pro
ATI’s newest multimedia video card joins the award-winning ALL-IN-WONDER® family to provide customers with all the best of current PC Multimedia technologies combined with fantastic new features suchas FM Radio, Dual VGA, Faster-than-Real time DVD / CD Authoring and the next generation REMOTE WONDERâ„¢ II radio frequency (RF) Remote Control.
FM-on-Demand allows ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 PRO owners to schedule favorite FM radio programs and extract selected portions to archived MP3 files. In addition, unique pitch-shifting features allow users to play back programs faster or slower but in normal tones. For example, speeches could be heard word for word or learning musicians could pick out every note of a song. The FM Player also features an alarm clock so owners can wake up to their favorite radio program.
ATI Ships All-In-Wonder 9800 Pro
ATI continues to lead the way by being the first digital media solutions graphics provider to support full Microsoft? DirectX? 9.0 and OpenGLâ„¢ 2.0 feature sets. ATI is the first and still the only visual processor unit (VPU) provider to offer eight dedicated pipelines of rendering power with the RADEONâ„¢ 9800 series.
The ALL-IN-WONDER has received popular and critical success from generation to generation of video cards. The new ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO has already been recognized by Hot Hardware for Editor’s Choice award, ExtremeTech for the ExtremeTech Approved award, Maximum PC for Kick Ass Product award and “Best of the Best: Do-everything videocardâ€, and PC GAMER for Best Video Card for Dream System – July 2003.
ATI Launches ALL-IN-WONDER Encode
MPEG2 encoding is absolutely central to the function of a Media Center PC and has previously been accomplished using dedicated hardware on an add-in card, because software based decoding was believedto be too slow. However, OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) can now get the same or better performance from ATI’s ALL-IN-WONDER Encode software. This saves them about $50 per PC, reducescomplexity and frees up a PCI slot.
ALL-IN-WONDER Encode is currently available with ATI’s highly acclaimed ALL-IN-WONDER® range of combined graphics and TV in/out boards. The combination is the ideal solution for Media Center PCs because an OEM using ALL-IN-WONDER Encode and an ALL-IN-WONDER board saves the PCI slot by including all the TV in/out functionality with industry-leading graphics on a single AGP card.
