ATI Catalyst Media Center
The new ATI TV Wonder 650 and, TV Wonder 200 HDTV tuner cards come with the ATI Catalyst Media Center software.
ATI . has announced new ways to watch major sporting events for the new fall prime time TV season on your PC. The solution is called “TV Wonder 650″ and “TV Wonder 200″ which offer new easy-to-use features for Personal Video Recording (PVR) on the PC.
With TV Wonder 650 consumers can receive free over-the-air high-definition broadcasts and improved quality analog TV programs enhanced with amazing Avivo image quality. TV Wonder 650, with a manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) of USD$129, includes an easy-to-use High Definition PVR to record content in a variety of formats: DivX, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WMV9.
“More consumers are embracing the media PC evolution than ever before. With today’s announcement, these enthusiasts can enjoy new entertainment value featuring ATI’s high quality TV-on-the-PC PVR solutions,” said Paul Lypaczewski, Senior Vice President Marketing and General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies Inc.
“The Media PC is now a standard fixture in home theaters; extending the entertainment experience with truly innovative features. For example, with TV Wonder 650, we’re taking ATI’s cutting-edge HDTV technology, that powers popular HDTVs, to transform the PC into amazing entertainment consumer appliances.”
With a 125-channel TV tuner, TV Wonder 650 features hardware MPEG-2 encoding to offload intensive PVR functions from the main computer processor to deliver high quality capture that is easily transferred to DVD. TV Wonder 650 also features motion compensated noise reduction, edge enhancement, FM radio reception, and much more.
Catalyst Media Center, ATI’s next generation PC multimedia application, combines the best of ATI’s long-standing digital entertainment expertise with a new interface designed for the novice as well as die-hard ATI multimedia fans. Key features include:
* Full PVR functionality - Stop, pause, and rewind live TV on the PC
* Combines with ATI graphics cards to deliver an outstanding 3D user interface
* MulTView® functionality(1) - Record and watch two shows at the same time, or watch one show in a picture-in-picture window while watching another full-screen
* Advanced video compression and conversion settings - Record or convert to DivX, H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9
* Capture video from VCRs or camcorders
* ThruViewâ„¢ - Translucent video window over other desktop applications
* Multifunction/triple-function tuner support - Access analog TV, digital TV, or FM stations with one card
* Advanced electronic program guide (EPG)