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ATI Unveils ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV: The World's Most Advanced Multimedia Graphics Board 1394 now supported in newest addition to ALL-IN-WONDER(R) family
MARKHAM, Ontario, Aug 30, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE: ATY chart, msgs; NASDAQ: ATYT chart, msgs), a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions, today unveiled the new ALL-IN-WONDER(R) RADEON(TM) 8500DV, the world's most advanced(1) multimedia graphics board and the latest addition to the award-winning, marketshare-leading ALL-IN-WONDER family.
With a manufacturer's suggested list price of under (US) $500 and available in retail stores worldwide later this Fall, ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV delivers an unrivaled home theater experience for desktop personal computers.
"The ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV will satisfy user requirements for more features and more power -- and it will complement the very successful ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON, which continues to win industry accolades and lead the North American retail market in terms of customer acceptance," said Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing, Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies Inc. "One highly requested customer feature is the RF (radio frequency) remote control, which is now included to further enhance the home theater experience."
"Research shows that customers often have their TV in a different room than their ALL-IN-WONDER equipped PC," explained Blair Birmingham, Group Product Manager, TV PC Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies Inc. " Using the RF remote control allows the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV user to control the PC TV functionality from the couch in front of their TV, even when the PC is in another room."
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV is the first in ATI's family of video cards to provide IEEE 1394 standard DV (digital video) connection, giving digital video enthusiasts the ability to connect digital camcorders and other IEEE 1394 devices.
"ATI is evolving the PC platform by delivering the IEEE 1394 standard with ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV," said David Fair, Extended PC Technologies Initiative Manager, Intel Corporation. "Using the best Intel-endorsed technologies, ALL-IN-WONDER remains a popular multimedia solution for consumers."
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV enhances the home entertainment PC experience by including popular features such as TV-ON-DEMAND(TM) Timeshifting, enabling viewers to pause live TV or create instant replays, and Gemstar-TV Guide's GUIDE Plus+(TM) system, an interactive program guide (North America only), to view and search TV listings by category, actor/performer, or date - all the benefits of a Personal Video Recorder without the monthly fees;
"ATI continues the TV on PC revolution with the inclusion of Gemstar-TV Guide's GUIDE Plus+ system," said Mike Jeffress, Vice President of Business Development, Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. "Our vision is for the GUIDE Plus+ IPG to be incorporated in a wide variety of devices - on TV, on-line and on the desktop. The GUIDE Plus+ system truly enhances the ALL-IN-WONDER 8500DV experience for home theater and TV enthusiasts."
Other ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV features include:
-- Revolutionary all-in-one 3D, TV and video experience;
-- RADEON(TM) 8500 GPU (graphics processor unit) and 64MB
(megabyte) DDR (double data rate) memory for most advanced 3D
graphics on the market;
-- Stereo TV-tuner with 125 channels;
-- Analog and digital video capture and editing;
-- Remote control via RF (radio frequency) for quick and easy
access to all the cool TV, video, DVD (digital versatile disk)
and gaming features of ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV from any
room in the house (requires USB (universal serial bus);
-- Enhanced TV-ON-DEMAND(TM) Personal Video Recorder (PVR) for
instant replays, pause live TV or record live broadcasts for
later viewing;
-- Component output (also known as YPrPb) to connect to Digital
TVs;
-- Teletext support in Europe;
-- DVD video playback with Dolby(r) AC-3 digital audio;
-- First multimedia graphics board to fully support Microsoft's
new DirectX 8.1 specification, an integral part of the new
Microsoft Windows(R) XP operating system, due to ship later
this Fall; and,
-- Full version multimedia creation, entertainment and video
editing software, and backed by quality customer support from
ATI, ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV and support for Windows(R)
Me, Windows XP, and Windows(R) 2000.
Company Background
Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions for the personal computer and Mac platforms. The pioneer, innovator and market leader in the graphics industry, ATI provides cutting-edge technologies for the PC, workstation, set-top box, game console and other consumer appliances markets. The Company has more than 1,900 employees supporting customers from its headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Canada, as well as from offices in Barbados, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the United States. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
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