CyberLink And Intel Jointly Announce Asiaís First Linux Pentium-Based DVD Set-Top Box Solution

12-Mar-01

CyberLink, the leading developer of digital video and streaming multimedia applications, in conjunction with Intel, jointly announced an Intel Pentium-based DVD-ready set-top box solution. This solution features the best price/performance ratio, allowing complete DVD/VCD entertainment via set-top or consumer information appliances. Plus, with embedded Intel Architecture that features the robust Pentium processor, consumers can expect full support of Internet and digital video applications that rival the performance of PC systems. In addition to being able to playback DVD-Video, VCD, MP3 and CD-ROMs, this solution enables high-speed Web browsing from the comfort of the modern home connected to the Internet. This complete DVD entertainment solution for Intel Architecture (IA) developers is jointly offered by CyberLink and Intel as a DVD-ready platform for next-generation information and entertainment appliances. Designed as an Intel/Linux-based platform, this solution features CyberLink PowerDVD-Linux and embedded Intel Architecture to run applications that are normally only associated with the PC. Thus, CyberLink, with its already established and world acclaimed Windows-based PowerDVD software program, is able to support this total solution for IA developers with its PowerDVD-Linux software.""For every processor technology advancement launched by Intel from Pentium II on, CyberLink has been able to provide cutting edge media-rich software applications to allow consumers to take advantage of their faster CPU speeds."" According to Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp., ""PowerDVD-Linux is a perfect example of our 'killer application' products for PCs and IA consumer devices that feature high performance Pentium processors.""""Home theatres and information appliances are coming trends for homes and this solution will serve as the most cost-effective way for IA developers to speed up product time-to-market,"" said Eric Jao, Senior Product Manager of Intel, who sees the convergence of home entertainment devices and information appliances as one system - The Home Internet Center. ""The Home Internet Center will be capable of delivering video across broadband, exchange information, and allows interactivity, digital video recording, and video conferencing,"" said Eric Jao, ""In the near future, Intel will offer more advanced embedded solutions for Internet appliances, allowing developers to shorten their product development phase and provide better products to meet tomorrowís needs.""The first customer to use this solution in a consumer entertainment appliance is nReady, with its nStation id3300 Internet DVD Player, one of the newest and most innovative products to enter the DVD player and Web-enabled set-top box market. This affordable and powerful appliance, with a dial-up or broadband connection, lets consumers enjoy interactive high-speed Web surfing, online shopping, digital audio-visual entertainment and other e-commerce services provided on the Internet from the comfort of your home.For more information about CyberLink, visit www.goCyberlink.com.

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