Billionton Announces MARGI's DVD/MPEG-2 Playback Solution -- Plays
DVD on Both Notebooks and TV
LSI Logic inside.........
WALNUT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1998--Billionton Corporation today announced a DVD/MPEG-2
playback PC card from MARGI Systems that provides broadcast quality audio and video DVD playback on notebook
platforms.
A special S-video and Dolby audio connector lets you play DVD titles on your TV and connect to a Dolby ProLogic
surround processor.
This unique hardware solution turns a notebook into a portable DVD player that can connect to any TV worldwide for high
quality video and full digital surround sound that gives a total "theater" experience with low CPU utilization. This product is
available to OEM notebook manufacturers from MARGI and Billionton.
"This DVD/MPEG-2 card provides stunning video in full color and full motion at 30 frames per second," said David Tang,
president of Billionton. "We are excited to be working with MARGI to provide their DVD solution for notebook computers."
Video display is at 720 x 480 (16 million colors), and Dolby(R) Digital audio is fully synchronized with video for seamless
viewing. The Windows 95 compatible DVD/MPEG-2 PC card also has high video throughput with up to 20 Mbits/sec of
sustained video stream for smooth video playback and multitasking capability, which allows users to create and use multiple
applications on screen.
"Billionton's strong relationships with OEMs makes them an ideal partner for MARGI Systems," said Shrinath Acharya, CEO
for MARGI Systems. "This partnership will expand MARGI's reach in the marketplace."
It features S-Video output through an external connector that has four outputs -- S-Video, composite video output, and two
audio connectors. The card decodes high quality DVD encoded MPEG-2 video, AC-3 audio and CSS encrypted media.
Other features include a DVD navigator, which supports full DVD playback functions such as fast forward and reverse, slow
motion, freeze-frame video, support of up to eight language tracks and 32 subtitle languages, and a multiple camera angle
option.
Designed as a self-contained decoder system, the DVD/MPEG-2 PC card interfaces with any Zoomed Video Port
notebook and has a 16Mbit SDRAM buffer, a Macrovision 7.01 compliant NTSC/PAL encoder and an audio DAC. The PC
Card also supports Video CD 2.0 and Karaoke mode. System requirements include a Pentium 166 MHz or faster; 16 MB
RAM, Windows 95 or 98, a DVD-ROM drive, 10MB or more of free disk space, and a ZV port-enabled notebook
computer.
Based on LSI Logic's single-chip L64020 DVD decoder, which is used in premier second-generation DVD consumer
players, the DVD/MPEG-2 PC card is optimized for cost-effective integration of DVD into the mainstream mobile PC
platforms. By working with trend setting consumer electronics companies, LSI Logic developed the L64020 single chip DVD
decoder for use in premier, second-generation DVD players. The L64020 combines extremely low power consumption with
superior-quality video and audio playback, full compliance with industry standards, and the most versatile, highest-quality
"trick modes" available, including picture search, freeze frame, frame advance, frame reverse, and variable speed play.
Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., MARGI Systems is the premier developer and manufacturer of PCMCIA cards for the
mobile computing market. MARGI leads the industry with several "firsts" in its Multimedia-to-Go product family including the
first ZV-port DVD PC card, the first MPEG PC card and the first Audio-Video Capture PC card solution. For more
information about MARGI Systems and its products, call 510/657-4435 (888-OK-MARGI), or visit the web site at
www.margi.com.
LSI Logic (NYSE:LSI), The System on a Chip CompanyTM, is a leading supplier of customer high-performance
semiconductors, with operations world-wide. The company enables customers to build complete systems on a single chip with
its CoreWare(R) design program, which increases performance, lowers system costs and accelerates time to market. LSI
Logic develops application-optimized products in partnership with trend setting customers, and operates leading-edge
manufacturing facilities to produce submicron geometry chips. The company maintains a high level of quality as demonstrated
by its ISO 900 certifications. LSI Logic Corporation is headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, Calif. 95035,
www.lsilogic.com.
Billionton Corporation designs and manufactures advanced multimedia, memory and communications products for desktop
and notebook computers. Billionton is headquartered in Walnut, and has sales offices in San Jose, Calif. and Taipei, Taiwan.
Phone is 909/468-5500. Fax is 909/468-5501. The Web address is www.billionton.com.
Note to Editors: MARGI and DVD-to-Go are trademarks of MARGI Systems. DVD-to-Go is currently undergoing
certification testing by Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and AC-3 are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other products, brand
names or companies are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Billionton Corporation
Derek Ma, 909/468-5500
derek@billionton.com
or
Hill Communications
Chad Hill, 510/945-7910
email: hillcomm@earthlink.net
Len Fernandes, 510/538-8916
email: lencom@earthlink.net
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