The new Theater 650 Pro chip will feature full hardware support for Personal Video Recording (PVR) and will use the company’s AVIVO technology to improve image quality.
“We’re really excited about ATI’s Theater 650 Pro. It offers the convenience of both analog and digital over-the-air TV in one card with exceptional picture quality,” said Rakesh Agrawal, CEO and president of SnapStream Media. “Beyond TV takes advantage of Theater 650 to give PC users more of want they want – outstanding TV-on-the-PC with an award-winning PVR solution.”
“Now with Theater 650 Pro, PC owners around the world can enjoy improved TV reception and PVR performance,” said Paul Lypaczewski, Senior Vice President Marketing and General Manager, Desktop,ATI Technologies Inc. “Theater 650 Pro is an outstanding solution to offer both analog and digital PC TV tuner support for worldwide reception standards. Users can expect a new level of video qualitydesigned for home theater PCs that will match or better most consumer electronic solutions today. ATI’s new Catalyst Media Center combines with Theater 650 Pro to offer users improved usability witha focus on TV entertainment enjoyment.” Theater 650 offers a new motion-adaptive 3D comb filter and noise reduction capabilities for better image quality. Additionally, Theater 650 Prodelivers worldwide digital TV support: ATSC for United States, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea plus DVB-T (digital video broadcast terrestrial) for European DTV standards. The following mediasoftware programs will support the new Theater 650 Pro: Microsoft Windows CP Media Center Edition, Micorosft Vista, and SnapStream’s Beyond TV. Other features include:
– Full PVR functionality – Stop, pause, and rewind live TV on the PC
– 3D interface powered by ATI graphics cards
– MulTView® functionality – Record and watch two shows at the same time, or watch one show in a picture-in-picture window while watching another full-screen
– Advanced video compression and conversion settings – Record or convert to MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX, WMV9, H.264
– Capture video from VCRs or camcorders
– ThruViewT – Translucent video window over other desktop applications
– Hybrid tuner support – Access both analog and digital TV with one TV card
– Advanced electronic program guide (EPG)
