I-O Data Integrates ViXSí XCode II Video Processor To Power TV Tuner Card

13-Jan-05

ViXS Systems announced that I-O Data Device, Inc. has chosen the ViXS XCode II silicon video processor as the basis for its GV-MVP/GX single channel TV tuner card. By leveraging ViXSí XCode II processor and technology, I-O Data will offer after-market TV tuners that enable consumers to upgrade their existing PCs with full personal video recorder (PVR) functionality and high-speed DVD recording capabilities.XCode II is the only video processor that can encode and record captured video to removable media faster than real time. I-O Dataís new GV-MVP/GX tuner card maximizes this high speed re-recording capability, giving consumers the power to take content stored on their hard drives and ìburnî it to DVD at 6-times the speed of the video itself in single tuner configurations. No other TV tuner on the market features this speed of re-recording, allowing consumers to quickly and easily archive their favorite television shows or create discs to share content with friends.ìOur technology is ideal for consumers who want to create a personal collection of their favorite TV shows,î said Sally Daub, President and Chief Executive Officer of ViXS Systems. ìXCode IIís efficient encoding reduces DVD-quality video down to 2 Mbps for quickly recording many hours of content to a single disc. Leveraging this technology, I-O Dataís new TV tuner enables consumers to affordably turn their existing PCs into multimedia PCs and begin collecting their permanent library of broadcast movies, sports events and entertainment programs.îIn addition to giving consumers a quantum leap in DVD burning speed, XCode II allows users of the I-O Data GV-MVP/GX tuner board to re-record up to 50 percent more video content to DVD - as much as eight hours of video to a single disc. Moreover, the re-recording process has no impact on a PCís overall performance. Users can quickly burn DVDs while simultaneously doing other processor-intensive activities.ìWe evaluated a number of video encoders in our selection process, but no other product matched the powerful combination of speed and video quality found in ViXSí X-Code II processor,î said Mitsukane Kato, Product Manager, Entertainment Unit of I-O Data Device. ìBy integrating the GV-MVP/GX TV tuner card into their existing PCs, consumers can enjoy all the video functionality of the industryís newest high-end multimedia PCs, but at just a fraction of the price. I-O Data brings high-quality video management within the reach of the average consumer.î The ViXS TV Tuner Board Reference Design is based on the companyís XCode II video processor, which allows for MPEG2 encoding as well as incorporates advanced noise filtering and 3D comb filtering features that deliver broadcast-quality video streams and artifact-free image quality at even the lowest bit rates. The tuner board also improves overall system performance since PCs no longer need to rely on the CPU for video processing.I-O Dataís GV-MVP/GX single channel TV tuner card featuring ViXSí XCode II technology will be available in Japan end of January 2005.For more information, visit http://www.vixs.com

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