VideoLogic Hits CeBIT 1999
03/18/99
PR Newswire
(Copyright (c) 1999, PR Newswire)
Launch Of Neon 250 Graphics Card, New Audio Products, OEM Agreements,
One Million PowerVR Series2 Chips Shipped to Saga
HANNOVER, Germany, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- VideoLogic has several key news announcements for CeBIT 1999, including: the announcement of the first PC graphics card based on VideoLogic's PowerVR Series2 technology; the launch of a new addition to the award winning Sirocco family; the premiere of a Dolby Digital speaker set for the home entertainment and PC markets; and the signing of agreements with both TerraTec and Memorex.
First PowerVR Series2 Card for PC Platform Announced
The VideoLogic Neon 250, an outstanding card for gamers, features a massive 16MB of high performance SDRAM memory, a 25OMHz RAMDAC and 125MHz clock-speed, the PowerVR 250 processor and full 2X AGP support. Retail units are expected to ship in June 1999, with an RRP of less than 125 British pounds sterling ex. VAT ($199).
Neon 250 is based on the PowerVR 250 chip, part of the PowerVR Series2 family designed by NEC and VideoLogic Technology. Already the PowerVR Series2 has achieved major commercial success, with NEC having shipped over one million PowerVR 2DC chips to Saga for use in its Dreamcast(TM) console, which was released in Japan in November 1998, and Naomi(TM) arcade system.
New Addition to Sirocco Speaker Family
Sirocco Crossfire is a 4.1 speaker set comprising an amplifier, subwoofer and four satellite speakers. For true HRTF 3D positional audio the four-speaker Sirocco Crossfire is unrivaled, providing superb surround sound for PC gamers based on VideoLogic's award winning Sirocco speaker system. Sirocco Crossfire will be available from May 1999 for 199 pounds RRP (ex. VAT, UK).
Sirocco Crossfire is the ideal complement to VideoLogic's recently introduced SonicVortex2 soundcard, based on Aureal's new Vortex2 chip, which provides stunning 3D positional sound for games using Aureal A3D 2.0/1.0 and DirectSound 3D. When used together the result is sensational audio for gamers.
DigiTheatre Dolby Digital Speaker System
DigiTheatre provides full AC3/Dolby Digital decoding and output from a complete system that includes six speakers (two rear, two front, one center, a subwoofer) and a separate AC3/Dolby Digital decoder box. DigiTheatre also provides support for Dolby ProLogic, MPEG-2 (Europe) and stereo surround.
DigiTheatre is intended not only for the PC market, but also the home entertainment market. DigiTheatre has been designed for use with any DVD device, from stand-alone players to PCs with DVD -ROM and S/P-DIF output. Styled in charcoal and black for the living room, DigiTheatre also looks great next to a PC. DigiTheatre will be available from May 1999 with an RRP of 199 pounds (ex. VAT, UK).
OEM Agreements
VideoLogic has announced that it has signed a deal with German soundcard manufacturer TerraTec, to cooperate on the SubSession speaker system, based on VideoLogic's award winning Sirocco design.
VideoLogic's Sirocco speaker system design (which won PC Magazine UK's Technical Innovation Award 1998 for Best Multimedia Product) has been modified according to the preferences of the German market by VideoLogic and TerraTec, while retaining the quality and power of the original specification. The speakers will be manufactured in the United Kingdom.
VideoLogic has also announced that it has struck a deal with Memorex which will include VideoLogic's DVD Player MPEG-2 decoder card in its new easy-to-use DVD retail kit, Memorex-632R.
About VideoLogic
VideoLogic Group plc is an international company that develops, designs and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics accelerator and audio products for PCs, games consoles and arcade entertainment machines. Since it was founded in 1985, the company has introduced, directly or via licensing arrangements, a succession of innovative silicon chips and add-in boards, which have played a major role in the development of multimedia and computer-based entertainment systems. VideoLogic has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE: VDO).
Product details, news, technical support and the latest software are all available on the VideoLogic web site at www.videologic.com.
Contact: /CONTACT: David Harold, dharold@videologic.com, or Rebecca Miles, both of VideoLogic, +44-1923-260-511, or fax, +44-1923-270-188/ 09:02 EST
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