SnapStream Media Announces Support for Market-Leading Digital / HDTV Tuner
Cards from ATI Technologies, AVerMedia®, and DViCO
SnapStream’s newly released Beyond TV 4 to be jointly marketed by SnapStream
and manufacturers to both new and existing digital ATSC tuner card customers
November 10, 2005- SnapStream Media, Inc. a leader in digital
home entertainment products, announced today that Beyond TV 4 offers official
compatibility
with digital ATSC tuner cards manufactured by market-leading TV tuner card
manufacturers including ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT), AVerMedia,
and DViCO.
Official compatibility means that users of ATI, AVerMedia Technology, and
DVICO TV tuner cards can confidently assemble PC-based DVRs with SnapStream’s
award-winning Beyond TV DVR software. Compatible cards include:
• ATI’s HDTV Wonder
•
AVerMedia’s AVerTVTMHD
•
DViCO’s FusionHDTV5 Lite
•
DViCO’s FusionHDTV5 Gold Plus
•
DViCO’s FusionHDTV5 USB Gold
Beyond TV also supports aftermarket HDTV tuner cards manufactured by ADS Tech,
Kworld, and VBox. A complete list of compatible TV tuner cards is available
on the company’s website at www.snapstream.com.
Beyond TV 4 offers easy installation and incredible visual clarity consumers
interested in transforming their PCs into HDTV DVRs. New capabilities include:
• Recording, pausing, rewinding, and fast-forwarding digital and high
definition (HDTV) television programs
• Multiple tuner support enables users to simultaneously use OTA (over-the-air)
HDTV tuner cards side-by-side with analog cards with no software limit
on the number of tuner cards.
• Improved video and audio decoders provide the sharpest high definition
picture (HDTV) and Dolby digital sound.
• Free and integrated program guide simplifies finding and scheduling
HDTV and analog TV recordings in the United States with just a few clicks.
• New disk space management tools indicate the available hard drive
space for recording high-definition (HD) content helping users stay on
top of their television libraries.
• New digital signal strength pages in the easy to use configuration
wizard guide users as they position a digital antenna eliminating the guess
work.
SnapStream Media is also combining efforts with ATI, AVerMedia, and DVICO
to co-market their compatible and complementary products to new and existing
customers.
“We have worked hard to ensure that Beyond TV 4 works seamlessly with
HDTV tuner cards from ATI, AVerMedia, and DVICO. Customers of these companies
can confidently take advantage of Beyond TV 4 easy setup and rich features
to build an incredibly awesome HDTV DVR. The integrated program guide for the
United States, in particular, seriously raises the bar for PC-based HDTV DVR
products,” said Rakesh Agrawal, President and CEO of SnapStream Media.
“Beyond TV 4 is an excellent software application that complements ATI's
HDTV Wonder tuner card to deliver the best HD PVR. HDTV Wonder delivers integrated
TV listings and makes it extremely easy for North American owners to watch
and record their favorite TV shows in brilliant high-definition quality,” said
Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies
Inc..
“We are excited about our official compatibility and our co-marketing
partnership with SnapStream Media. Our AVerTVHD is an extremely powerful card
that gives users the full high-definition experience, and the extensive features
offered in Beyond TV 4 will allow our customers to form complete PC-based DVRs
with incredible sound and picture quality,” said Dominic Wang, Product
Manager of AVerMedia.
“DVICO’s FusionHDTV5 tuners, when coupled with SnapStream’s
Beyond TV 4 product allow customers to fully exploit over-the-air high-definition
television. Custom HDTV lineups are an added benefit for those who choose to
take advantage of the official compatibility between Beyond TV 4 and the FusionHDTV5, “said
Jeff Lee, CEO of DViCO.
About the Companies
SnapStream Media, Inc.
SnapStream Media, Inc. is a leading developer of digital entertainment products
based in Houston, Texas. SnapStream Media's vision is to create high quality
consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC technology. The company's
digital video recording (DVR) software, Beyond TV™ received PC Magazine's
Product of the Year Award in December 2004. It was 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.
ATI Technologies Inc.
ATI Technologies Inc. is the world leader in the design and manufacture of
innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer
since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost graphics processor unit (GPU) provider
and is dedicated to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full
range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and
digital television, game console and handheld device markets. With 2005 revenues
of U.S. $2.2 billion, ATI has more than 3,400 employees in the Americas, Europe
and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange
(ATY). Visit ati.com for more information.
AVerMedia Technology
AVerMedia is the technology leader in Digital Multimedia Video Convergence
Technology. Aside from its full line of TV Tuners and Personal Video Recorder
products, AVerMedia provides Hardware and Software DVR Board Security Systems,
Document Cameras, Digital Video Makers, TV Photo Viewers, and PC-to-TV Converters
for consumer and corporate/ educational markets. AVerMedia also partners with
OEMs for the development of AVerMedia’s technologies for integration
applications.
DViCO Inc.
DViCO Inc. is a global leader in the development of computer video products
and offers a complete lineup of portable multimedia players and a wide range
of digital TV tuner cards for PC users. The experience and expertise to combine
both television and computer technology has made DViCO products highly adaptable
to the constantly evolving IT industry. DViCO has undergone dramatic growth
since its establishment in 1998, and with its sound reputation and significant
market share, DViCO has been able to gain recognition among customers while
branching distributors worldwide. Strong alliances have been formed in Australia,
France, Sweden, England, Finland, Russia, Japan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong
and so forth-all national distributors, with myriads of retailers and e-tailers.
Detailed information about our company and products can be found at www.dvico.com.
# # # Contact Information
SnapStream Media, Inc.
Phone: 713-644-6240, x36
Fax: 713-644-3215
Email: pr@snapstream.com
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