Creative PC-DVD Encore
creativelabs.com
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The PC-DVD Encore solution includes its unique Dynamic Extended Resolution card, DXR2, which is a PCI-based decoder card that offers:
* Full color, smooth double scanned 60 fields per second playback, on a full-screen 1280 x 1024 resolution at high-refresh rates
* Crisp, high-definition, MPEG-2 video with DXR picture-enhancement technology
* Playback of Video-CD MPEG-1 movies
* Simultaneous display on TV in NTSC or PAL format using either composite video or high-quality S-Video
* Professional Dolby Digital (AC-3) output for 5.1 multi-channel amplifier
In addition, the PC-DVD Encore comes with a next-generation, double-speed DVD-ROM drive that is also capable of accessing CD-ROM data at up to 24x speed. It supports all popular CD formats including CD-R, (which was not supported by first-generation drives), and Video-CD MPEG-1 format that is not provided in many DVD players.
System Requirements
Creative PC-DVD Encore requires a 100 MHz or Pentiumr (with a recommended 133 MHz or higher) or compatible PC, 16 MB RAM, SVGA graphics adapter with 1 MB RAM, PCI slot, Sound Blaster or 100 percent compatible audio card, amplified speakers or headphones and Microsoftr Windowsr 95.
Creative PC-DVD Encore DXR2 will be available this summer, 1997. It targets the huge installed base of Pentium 100 MHz or higher PCs, which is estimated to be over 50 million systems as well as new systems in the high- performance OEM market. |
