BillyG,
Zoran is shipping SoftDVD with Compaq...
I am not optimistic about any DVD shipment by
any hardware DVD decoder vendor. It will all
ultimately be too expensive.
Long term revenue wise, CUBE need to take out any revenue
contribution in the PC-DVD decoder segment..
Steve
biz.yahoo.com
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SoftDVD Certified by Microsoft WHQL as a PC98
Motion Video Device for Windows 98
SoftDVD - World First Software DVD Decoder - Now Certified For Microsoft DirectShow
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 14, 1998--Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq:ZRAN - news), a leading
provider of integrated circuits and software for digital video and audio applications enabled by compression, today announced that
SoftDVD has been certified by Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) for Windows 98(R) using the DirectShow
streaming multimedia architecture. Zoran, which pioneered the software DVD industry with SoftDVD, now offers the world's
most versatile and feature rich software DVD decoder with stunning picture quality. Leading companies such as Diamond
Multimedia, Intel, and Matrox have already chosen SoftDVD for their advanced graphics solutions. Zoran DVD integrated circuits
are shipping in consumer DVD players of Industry giants like Toshiba and Sharp. With the WHQL certification, manufacturers of
PCs, graphics and audio add-in boards for PCs and PC-DVD drives can now ship products with SoftDVD, qualified by Microsoft
for both Windows 98(R) and Windows 95(R).
Dr. Paul Farrelle, Vice President of Engineering at Zoran, stated, ''With the announced WHQL certification, SoftDVD reiterates
its position as the industry's standard against which all other solutions are measured. SoftDVD is now fully DirectShow compatible,
extending its lead in overall compatibility with more operating systems, graphics cards, processors and applications than any other
competing solution.
Dr. Farrelle added, ''SoftDVD now provides PC-DVD users with unmatched capabilities and performance. Featuring the most
advanced Graphics User Interface, de-interlacing, scaling and filtering algorithms, SoftDVD demonstrates Zoran's continued
innovation for DVD playback on the PC.''
SoftDVD has the largest installed based of any DVD player on the PC and had many firsts such as:
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st pure software solution (shipping with Compaq
PCs)
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st hardware/software combination (shipping with
IBM ThinkPad 770)
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st hardware motion compensation acceleration
solution
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st pure software CSS decryption solution
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st pure software 3D audio solution
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st motherboard/graphics card bundle (with Intel
RPD)
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st pure software DVD solution for mobile
PCs (HP Omnibook)
-- SoftDVD - World's 1st DVD solution with Macrovision certified TV
out (HP Pavillion)
SoftDVD enables MMX-equipped PCs to play DVD content without requiring dedicated decoding hardware. All video and audio
decoding, navigation, decryption and 3D audio functions are performed in software. Zoran was the first company in the world to
offer a full-software DVD player for use with the PC. SoftDVD also supports six 3D audio algorithms for enhanced audio
experience using only two speakers. Today, entry-level PCs (more than 266Mhz) which utilize a Pentium II processor are capable
of running SoftDVD with popular graphics cards to produce a high-quality video and audio experience. Enhanced features such as
advanced software de-interlacing, scaling, image filtering and the most advanced GUI in the industry let SoftDVD set the standard
for all software DVD solutions. ..........
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