NVIDIA Delivers Technology to Power Sony's First HDMI Home Theater PC
January 05 2006 - 9:06AM
PR Newswire (US)
NVIDIA(R) HDMI-Ready Graphics Solutions and NVIDIA PureVideo(TM)
Technology Provide Sony Flagship Home Theater PCs with Pristine
Image Quality and Easy Connections CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES),
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation, the
worldwide leader in programmable graphics technologies, today
announced that the world's first HDMI PC from Sony Corporation, the
VAIO VGX-XL1 Digital Living System, is powered by the NVIDIA
GeForce(R) 6200 graphics processing unit (GPU) featuring NVIDIA
PureVideo technology. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020613/NVDALOGO ) Over the
last couple of years, the High-Definition Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) has emerged as the connection standard for HDTV and the
consumer electronics market. HDMI is the first and only digital
interface to combine uncompressed high-definition video and
multi-channel audio, as well as intelligent format and command data
in a single digital interface. Now, this consumer electronics
standard can be utilized in PC products. The introduction of the
VAIO type X Living System for the Japanese market represents the
world's first HDMI PC to support the full digital broadcast tuner
specification of 1080i. "HDMI is the only interface that can carry
both uncompressed high- definition video and uncompressed
multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i, and
even the upcoming 1080p format," stated Scott Vouri, general
manager of multimedia products for NVIDIA. "The combination of our
PureVideo technology and this high-definition standard allows for a
true high-definition PC experience." Using a single cable, an HDMI
interface can connect all high-definition devices, displays and
components, dramatically simplifying home theater system
installation and eliminating the cable quagmire typically
associated with home theater system components. Most importantly,
the combination of NVIDIA PureVideo technology and HDMI offers
significant advantages over other solutions, such as the ability to
transmit crystal-clear high definition digital video and audio
content from the PC to an HDTV. Consumers can use their PCs to
maximize their home theater system and experience digital content
the way it was intended. Featured in GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs,
NVIDIA PureVideo technology allows users to experience home theater
quality video from the PC with superb picture clarity and precise,
vivid colors across all high-definition (HD) resolutions. This high
quality HD-output is delivered by NVIDIA PureVideo technology,
whose hardware acceleration engine enables smooth playback of HD
video, including H.264 / MPEG4-AVC, Windows Media 9- and MPEG 2
footage, with minimal CPU overhead. NVIDIA PureVideo technology
also delivers advanced video post-processing features to the PC --
including spatial-temporal de-interlacing, inverse telecine, and
high-quality scaling -- rivaling that of high-end consumer
electronics DVD players. The VAIO(R) XL1 Digital Living System(TM)
merges Sony's industry-leading home theater expertise with the
power computing performance of a VAIO(R) PC. With its 200-disc
mega-changer and optimized Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition 2005
interface, the VAIO(R) XL1 Digital Living System(TM) transforms
content management, making CDs, DVDs, photos, high-definition
camcorder content, recorded TV shows and more, easily accessible
and enjoyable at the touch of a remote. About NVIDIA NVIDIA
Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics
processor technologies. The Company creates innovative,
industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and
mobile devices. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has
offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more
information, visit http://www.nvidia.com/. Certain statements in
this press release including, but not limited to, the features,
benefits, capabilities and performance of NVIDIA products and
technologies, Sony's VAIO XL1 Digital Living System, VAIO type X
Living System and related Sony HDMI technologies and products, and
the compatibility of the aforementioned NVIDIA and Sony products
and technologies are forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially
different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, delays in ramping new products into
production, unexpected difficulties integrating products, changes
in industry standards and interfaces, the impact of competitive
products and pricing, market adoption of PCs to maximize home
theater systems and to experience digital content, complications in
ease of use, manufacturing or software defects, and other risks
detailed from time to time in the NVIDIA reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 30, 2005. These forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date hereof. NVIDIA disclaims any obligation
to update these forward-looking statements. NOTE: All company
and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are
associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
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