ATI Powers High-Definition Digital Media Player
November 03, 2003
Markham, ON - ATI Technologies' Xilleon 225 chip is powering the Roku HD 1000, called the world's first high-definition digital media player.
The Roku HD1000 (pictured, front and back) connects to any HDTV and provides a high-resolution canvas for digital media such as photos, art, music and dynamic media applications.
The Xilleon's architecture is responsible for powering many of the 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i true high-definition features of the Roku HD1000 including LiveArt, which brings motion to art, the copany describes. Through high-definition MPEG2 video, LiveArt motifs such as a field of vibrant orange poppies blowing in the wind, or a rippling deep blue mountain lake, can turn any HDTV into a window to the world. Additional LiveArt such as the Roku Aquarium takes advantage of the chip's real-time high-definition MPEG decoder.
The chip integrates all the processing, graphics, video, audio, and I/O (input and output) capabilities needed in the Roku HD1000; included is a 300MHz MIPS(R) CPU (central processing unit), dual-HD (high definition) capable MPEG decoder, audio decoder, dual display engine, conditional access, transport demultiplexers, PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), USB (universal serial bus), and hard disk drive interfaces.
The Roku HD1000 is priced at USD $499.99. Roku Art Packs are priced from USD $39.99 - $69.99.
For more information, visit
www.rokulabs.com
or
www.focusinfo.com
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