Dolby Licensees Continue Expanding Dolby Digital Solutions With Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004

3-Sep-03

Dolby Laboratories acknowledged the availability of new solutions designed to expand the entertainment capabilities of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PCs using DolbyÆ Digital technologies. These solutions are designed to provide the end user with enhanced DVD-Video playback control, DVD recording capability, and simplified connectivity to home theatre systems.Software DVD player solutions from CyberLink, InterVideo, Nvidia, and Sonic offer fully integrated menus providing users with full control of DVD playback functionality displays and audio settings from the Windows Media Center Edition 2004 interfaces. Sonic PrimeTimeô and Sonic MyDVDô Studio Deluxe applications both provide Dolby Digital encoding capabilities for Media Center PC users.""By collaborating with Dolby, InterVideo provides a Dolby Digital decoder filter for DVD playback on Media Center PCs and has designed a new, easy-to-use interface for simplified control of audio settings,"" said Steve Ro, founder and CEO of InterVideo. ""With WinDVDÆ and MCE, users have direct access to InterVideo audio settings to optimize their audio setup with a choice of multiple audio outputs including line level, Dolby Headphone, and Dolby Digital-compatible S/PDIF.""Media Center PCs featuring Nvidia nForceô 2-based MCPs and Nvidia SoundStormô audio enable any PC audio source to be remapped to Dolby Digital and output via a single digital connection for playback through a home theatre audio system. ""Dolby is well respected in the industry for its expertise in providing world-class entertainment technology to consumers,"" said Joe Belfiore, General Manager of the Windows eHome division at Microsoft Corporation. ""These innovative audio technologies will provide consumers with a first-rate DVD experience, bringing entertainment experiences on Media Center PCs to new heights,"" he added. ""Microsoft is elevating PC entertainment to new performance levels with the introduction of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004,"" said Greg Rodehau, Director of PC and Gaming Technology Marketing, Dolby Laboratories. ""We're delighted that our licensees continue to find new and innovative ways to enhance the PC entertainment experience using Dolby Digital technologies.""For more information about Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, visit www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, visit www.dolby.com.

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