Press release -- CUBE Ziva inside!!!......
Bundle to Include Music Video Anthology Plus Movie Sampler
Stand Alone DVD Controller Available with Remote Control for $199
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Multimedia, Inc., an
innovative provider of multimedia hardware and software products, announced
Jammin' DVD II, an MPEG-2 and AC-3 hardware decoder based on C-Cube's Ziva 1.1
with Auravision digital/analog mixing technology. Jammin' DVD II is available
in a kit or as a stand alone decoder with remote. Both products will ship in
early October.
The Jammin' DVD II kit includes a decoder, Toshiba DVD-ROM drive and
remote control. In addition, Jazz is the first in the industry to ship the
decoder with a remote control as a stand alone product. The estimated street
price is $379 for the kit, and $199 for the decoder with remote.
Jammin' DVD II is compatible with all VGA cards, plays video CDs and comes
standard with an infrared remote control. The Toshiba DVD-ROM drive features
a 200 msec access time, a transfer rate of 1350 KB/s and is CD-ROM, DVD and
CD-RW compatible.
"With Jammin' DVD II, Jazz offers the most aggressively priced, feature
rich DVD board and kit in the market today," said Michael Yang, president of
Jazz Multimedia. "Our DVD decoder provides the best in price and performance
for our customers by combining MPEG-2 and AC-3 hardware decoding with our
Conductor Navigation Software, a remote control and software bundle."
"Jazz had joined the ranks of leading multimedia hardware companies
offering DVD solutions to OEMs and system integrators," said Andy Fischer,
Senior Analyst at Jon Peddie Associates of Tiburon, CA. "Such unprecedented
technology push ensures that when content arrives to inspire consumer demand
there will be a ready supply of suitable hardware."
About DVD
The Jammin' DVD II decoder combines both MPEG-2 and AC-3 hardware decoding
with Conductor, the most complete and easy to use navigation software for the
PC. DVD supports up to 8 different language audio tracks and 32 language
subtitles that change on-the-fly. Jammin' DVD II provides true-picture
quality and 5.1 channel Dolby digital surround sound. It plays full screen,
full motion CD and DVD as well as being backward compatible with current data
CD-ROMs, audio CDs, CD-I, MPEG-1 and Video CDs. The TV-out function of
Jammin' DVD II allows users to view a DVD movie on television or a PC while
running applications on their computer.
Features of Conductor Navigation Software
Conductor is an intuitive navigation software that allows total control
over DVD. Most navigation software allows limited control over DVD features
such as play, rewind and fast-forward. Conductor directs the usual features
and in addition allows users to view multi-angles of a scene, repeat or fast-
forward to a specific scene, view scenes frame-by-frame, select parental
control levels, choose a video mode, select desired languages and more, all by
remote.
About Jazz Multimedia
Jazz Multimedia, Inc., founded in 1993, is a designer and provider of
multimedia products for the PC, including graphics accelerators and MPEG video
add-in card products utilized by home, office and professional users. Jazz is
internationally recognized for pioneering the integration of Motion Pictures
Expert Group (MPEG), video and graphics acceleration on one card. Jazz
Multimedia is committed to developing quality, innovatory products that
facilitate the convergence of PC and entertainment platforms.
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