Niveus
Media Announces Support for HD-DVD High Definition DVD Format
On
display at this week’s Electronic House Expo, the Intel® Viiv™
Technology-based Niveus Media Center will begin shipping with HD-DVD
support in mid-2006.
Santa
Clara, 29 March 2006 – Niveus Media, Inc., manufacturer
of media entertainment devices for the high-end audio/video market,
has announced that it will support the HD-DVD format and will begin
shipping the technology in its line of Niveus Media Centers which utilize
Intel® Viiv™ technology platform, designed to enhance and
help manage the enjoyment of digital entertainment in the home.
“While we
may have additional announcements later this year regarding the Blu-Ray
disc format, we are ready to announce that product development is well
underway to deliver HD-DVD in the award-winning Niveus Media Center
by mid-2006” said Tim Cutting, CEO & Founder, Niveus Media.
“By combining our award winning ISF-certified Niveus Media Center,
with HD-DVD and Intel Viiv technology, Niveus Authorized Dealers will
have a powerful solution to bring their clients into the high definition
DVD era. We’re looking forward to being one of the first to offer
dealers an HD-DVD experience in a Intel Viiv technology based system.
”
“Niveus Media's
move to incorporate a HD DVD player into their Intel® Viiv™
technology-based platform demonstrates how the home entertainment PC
continues to evolve and provide consumers with compelling home entertainment
experiences, including breathtaking High Definition video playback,"
said C.J Bruno, director Americas Marketing, Intel.
The Electronic
House Expo Spring 2006 is being held in Orlando from March 30 - April
1. Niveus Media will be demonstrating the Intel Viiv technology-based
Niveus Media Center featuring HD-DVD in Demo Alley, Room 203A. More
information available at: www.ehxweb.com.
About
Intel® Viiv™ technology
Intel® Viiv™ technology is Intel’s new branded computing
platform for the digital home, designed to make it easier for people
to enjoy, manage and share digital entertainment in the home. Increasingly,
people are downloading their digital entertainment (movies, music, games,
and photos) on-demand through the Internet. Intel Viiv technology delivers
the multitasking power of a dual-core processor to support these emerging
digital entertainment needs.
About
Niveus Media, Inc.
Founded in 2002, Niveus Media, Inc. is a Santa Clara, California OEM
manufacturer, specializing in media entertainment devices for the consumer
electronics market. Niveus Media is dedicated to delivering innovative,
integrated consumer electronics devices for the networked home. Additional
information can be found at: www.niveusmedia.com.
Niveus
Media PR Contact
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