SnapStream Personal Video Station TV Recording Software Announces Support For Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series
SnapStream Consumer Application Will Offer Anywhere, Anytime Television Viewing Using Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series
September 04, 2002 (HOUSTON) - SnapStream Media, a leading developer of digital entertainment software, today announced support for Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series in their TV recording software.
“SnapStream's Personal Video Station TV recording software will take advantage of a number of the new and compelling features in Windows Media 9 Series. For example, the new native support for interlaced video in Windows Media 9 Series makes television content recorded with SnapStream
look and perform better than ever before. Additionally, the constant improvements in video quality from Microsoft continue with Windows Media Video 9, giving our users their best looking TV recordings yet,” said Richard Kuo, SnapStream co-founder and CTO.
With SnapStream Personal Video Station, consumers can record favorite television shows on their PC hard disk in a PVR (personal video recording) fashion using Windows Media. Consumers can then watch those shows anywhere inside the home over the wired or wireless home network. SnapStream
recordings can also be watched over the Internet, on Pocket PC handheld devices, or on mobile laptops. Personal Video Station is an easy-to-use application that lets consumers use the PC to access and view favorite television programs anytime, anywhere.
“Digital media has the potential to redefine experiences and services over the Internet, in the living room and in companies around the world,” said Dave Fester, general manager of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft Corp. “Windows Media 9 Series is designed to
deliver the major step forward in functionality and performance so that innovative companies such as SnapStream can use it to help realize this potential.”
About SnapStream Personal Video Station & SnapStream.NET
SnapStream Personal Video Station puts the PC and television at the center of the connected home. Personal Video Station turns the PC into a TV recording device -- running as a market driver, the application leverages the power and familiarity of television to drive growth in the personal
computer, home networking and Pocket PC markets. SnapStream.NET works with Personal Video Station to provide an advanced electronic program guide (EPG) and SnapStream Anywhere™. SnapStream Anywhere™ allows the user to access recordings and TV listings anytime, anywhere.
About SnapStream Media, Inc.
SnapStream Media, Inc. is a leading developer of digital entertainment products based in Houston, Texas. SnapStream's vision is to create high-quality consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC technology. The company's personal video recording (PVR) software, Beyond TV™
was called "dazzlingly cool" by the Los Angeles Times, referred to as "an idea whose time has come" by the Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at www.snapstream.com.
Contact Information
Christina Lee
Phone: 713-644-6240, x28
Fax: 713-644-3215
Email: pr@snapstream.com
Website: www.snapstream.com
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