ATI Launches AIW X800XT

  • ATI has announced its ALL-IN-WONDER X800


    XT. Built upon the powerful RADEON X800 Visual Processing Unit (VPU), this new multimedia


    add-in video card brings innovative solutions for home theater, video editing and gaming


    enthusiasts. Shipping this fall in North America, ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT will be available


    with a manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) of 499 USD from major computer retailers


    and ATI.com. ATI's European add-in-board manufacturers, including Connect3D Inc., Hightech


    Information System Limited, Info-Tek Corporation, Sapphire Technology Limited, and Tul


    Corporation, will offer ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT in various configurations later this


    year.


    ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT is the first video card to feature DVI-I and VGA monitor


    connectivity plus a TV and FM Radio tuner in a single slot device. This video card is also


    the first ALL-IN-WONDER to feature new input and output block connectors that provide easy


    access to peripheral devices.


    ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT features video processing


    capabilities that reduce noise, intelligently de-interlace and accelerate video playback


    that produce unmatched video quality. With VIDEOSHADER HD, RADEON X800 graphics technology


    takes advantage of its advanced video processing engine for user programmable video effects,


    video quality enhancement, and encoding and decoding of many video standards, including


    MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and Microsoft Windows Media Video 9. RADEON X800 Graphics


    Technology also supports the latest high-definition and wide display formats, giving users


    bigger and more vivid movie, gaming and Internet experiences.


    AIW X800 XT


    includes:


    - Multimedia Center 9.02 - ATI's critically acclaimed software suite


    includes all the integrated programs to create a true multimedia experience whether it is


    for home theaters, video editing or game playing. New features include EAZYLOOK, a distance


    user interface for easy-to-read on-screen information for TV and DVDs, and EAZYLAUNCH that


    allows EAZYLOOK to load directly at Windows start-up and, once loaded, display a menu of


    launchable features. The software also includes support for digital audio, DVD burning


    direct from within the Multimedia Center Library application, and more;


    - RADEON X800


    XT - ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT delivers full RADEON X800 XT speed, 16 parallel pixel pipelines


    capable of an incredible eight gigapixels/second fill rate in full precision, and


    breakthrough image enhancement technology. RADEON X800 Graphics Technology enables


    High-Definition Gaming to play computer games such as Half-Life 2;


    - Digital TV tuner


    - This silicon digital TV tuner provides instant viewing of up to 125 channels of cable or


    antenna broadcasts. The tuner also enables high quality reception for FM radio


    broadcasts;


    - Connector dongles - New uniquely designed innovative modular input and


    output blocks are completely flexible and can be joined together to allow users to place the


    input and output connections in a variety of easily accessible combinations;


    -


    Serious Magic Visual Communicator - Visual Communicator features a new video production


    process that integrates real-time video with real-time 3D graphics. The software program


    includes an on-screen teleprompter, customizable graphics and titles, real-time transition


    and green screen effects as well as virtual sets;


    - Remote Wonder II - ATI's


    second-generation radio-frequency remote control device allows for complete computer control


    with the benefits of wireless connectivity;


    - Gemstar's GuidePlus+ - This


    intelligent free integrated program guide (North America only) allows users to view and


    search TV listings by category, actor/performer, or date. Schedule and record programs at


    the click of a mouse - all the benefits of a PVR without the monthly fees;


    - Pinnacle


    Studio 9 (ATI Version) - This newly created full-featured program offers digital video


    control with additional ATI-based bonuses, and delivers powerful features for consumer video


    editing;


    - muvee autoProducer - muvee autoProducer DVD Edition is integrated into


    Multimedia Center as automatic video production software that enables users to quickly and


    easily create home music videos in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional


    video editing products; and


    - Matchware Mediator 7 - The software program allows for


    the creative combination of text, pictures, videos and sounds to build stunning


    presentations in a few minutes plus create web sites with streaming video and Flash


    executables.


    While these features will be built into the North American version of


    ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT, European add-in-board manufacturers will each configure their own


    products, based on ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT, later this year.