QuantumÆ Corporation Announces Availability Of First IEEE 1394 DVR Subsystem For Consumer Electronics Networks

QuantumÆ QuickView Hard Drive Recorder/Player, Featuring Trick Play And 5C Content Protection, Will be Displayed For First Time In The United States At 2001 CES

5-Jan-01

QuantumÆ Corporation's Consumer Electronics Business Unit, a division of the Hard Disk Drive Group (NYSE: HDD), announced the availability of its first Quantum QuickView IEEE 1394 DVR Subsystem for consumer electronics products. This self-contained isochronous digital video recording (DVR) subsystem is available to set-top box manufacturers who want the benefits of a plug-and-play device that integrates quickly and simply into their system architectures, and communicates over the 1394 Function Control Protocol (FCP). The Quantum QuickView subsystem records, stores and plays back video programs completely on its own without the need for host system management. It will be demonstrated for the first time in the United States at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 6-9, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The product demonstrations will occur in Quantum's booth (room N222), located in the North Hall inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Utilizing critical 5C Content Protection, the subsystem is designed to protect high-value information and entertainment content from unauthorized playback and/or re-use. Quantum QuickView Features And Benefits The Quantum QuickView drive is the world's first isochronous, A/V (audio/video) recording and playback subsystem featuring an embedded file system and stream manager that provide capabilities including dual stream play and record, trick play, live broadcast pause and live instant replay. Using Quantum QuickView isochronous recording and play back technology, frame accurate A/V streaming is managed within the drive itself without the necessity of a host device. At CES, Quantum will be demonstrating the ability of the 1394 DVR Subsystem to record and playback to and from a number of set-top boxes utilizing both ATSC and BS-Digital bit streams, in both standard definition and HDTV (high definition television) formats. ""Quantum demonstrated its vision for 1394 technology very early and is now delivering a real product in this area,"" said Mark Kirstein, Vice President of Research for Cahners In-Stat Group. ""Looking ahead, it is clear that 1394 technology will become the interface of choice among CE manufacturers because of ease-of-use, performance and flexibility. Hard drive vendors like Quantum, who are positioning themselves as leaders in adopting this new interface technology are clearly headed in the right direction."" Quantum QuickView technology with 1394 FCP is capable of performing instant program searches when linked to an electronic programming guide (EPG) and executing simultaneous recording and playback of MPEG content. Addressing the need for quiet operating hard drives in the noise-sensitive consumer electronics (CE) market, Quantum QuickView utilizes Quiet Drive Technology (QDT). Developed by Quantum, QDT combines innovative acoustical advancements and unique drive features that dramatically reduce noise levels. ""One of the most important characteristics of the Quantum QuickView subsystem is that it becomes a platform for new services by meeting the media industry's requirements for the protection of high value audio and video content,"" said Tex Schenkkan, Vice President and General Manager of Quantum's Consumer Electronics Business Unit. ""Utilizing the 5C Content Protection method, along with the easy connectivity and robust streaming our system affords, Quantum is opening the door for a variety of exciting new products and services that were previously unimaginable."" Quantum led the development of two 1394 A/V hard disk drive (HDD) specifications with the collaboration and consensus of the world's leading CE companies. These standards, accepted in late July of 2000 by the 1394 Trade Association, make it easier for CE manufacturers to integrate 1394 HDD technology in products ranging from digital video recorders to cable and satellite set-top boxes, television sets, music jukeboxes and game consoles. The advent of the 1394 Quantum QuickView hard drive subsystem was the result of an ongoing joint development relationship between Matsushita Electric, along with its subsidiary Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd. (MKE), and Quantum's Consumer Electronics Business Unit. For more information about Quantum Corporation, visit www.quantum.com.

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