Hollywood Plus Delivers DTS Audio, Remote Control, And Win 2000 Support

Maintaining its dominance in the PC DVD market, Sigma DesignsÆ, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM) today released DTS Digital Surround audio support, REALmagic Remote wireless remote control, and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 beta drivers for its award-winning REALmagicÆ Hollywood Plusô DVD/MPEG-2 decoder card.DTS Digital Surround audio enhances the DVD experience Hollywood Plus provides by delivering six discrete channels of exceptionally clear, better than compact disc digital audio performance. DTS is available on select DVD-video titles. Simply connect the Hollywood Plus S/P DIF digital audio connector to a DTS-capable receiver/amplifier to enjoy the DTS soundtrack from compatible DVD videos.REALmagic Remote is a wireless infrared remote control that adds handheld convenience to any Hollywood Plus PC DVD setup. Intuitive controls facilitate easy navigation through the complete set of DVD playback features offered by Hollywood Plus. REALmagic Remote is available now through the Sigma Designs Web site for $19.99, plus tax and shipping.""REALmagic Remote and DTS Digital Surround support are just two more reasons for the DVD enthusiast to choose Hollywood Plus,"" said Marshall Goldberg, Director of Marketing for Sigma Designs. ""Hollywood Plus delivers such high quality, worry-free playback that our customers are connecting their PC DVD players to their television sets in lieu of a consumer DVD player.""Recent media reports regarding incompatibilities with standalone DVD players and some of the best-selling DVD titles provide yet another reason why Hollywood Plus is favored over consumer DVD players by DVD enthusiasts. Driver upgrades for the latest DVD movies are available at no cost over the Internet, whereas standalone DVD players are very difficult, if not impossible, to upgrade.Hollywood Plus not only offers outstanding DVD title compatibility, but also unlocks special PC Friendlyô Internet features included in many of today's best-selling DVD titles, including ""The Matrix,"" ""The Mummy,"" ""Lost In Space,"" ""Ronin,"" and ""Ghostbusters."" And, as noted columnist and talk show host Steve Manes reported in Forbes magazine, the true 480 line progressive DVD output of Hollywood Plus makes it virtually the only DVD player in the world that can take advantage of high-performance projection TVs and HDTVs.The Windows 2000 beta driver release will give Sigma's more tech-savvy customers the opportunity to enjoy their favorite DVD titles while testing Microsoft's yet-to-be-released operating system. Feedback from these customers will aid in Sigma's delivery of robust, rock-solid drivers when Windows 2000 is officially released.New Hollywood Plus drivers containing the DTS and REALmagic Remote support as well as the new Windows 2000 beta drivers are now available at http://www.sigmadesigns.com.About Sigma DesignsSigma Designs is an acknowledged leader in the fast-growing digital video market. Sigma specializes in digital video encoding/decoding for the PC DVD market, for video streaming over corporate Intranets and extranets, and for the emerging set-top box/information appliance market.Sigma is a driving force in advancement of digital video technology used in high-speed, high-bandwidth transmission for business, home, and education markets. Sigma Designs' products, marketed under the REALmagic trade name, are sold worldwide through a direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

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