NIVEUS
MEDIA CENTERS NOW SHIPPING WITH HD MEDIA STORE, FEATURING
MUSICGIANTS’ HD MUSIC
MusicGiants
and Niveus Media become the first to deliver CD lossless
quality and multi-channel music downloads directly into
the Media Center experience.
Milpitas,
CA – April 11, 2007 – Niveus Media,
Inc. the award-winning manufacturer of hardware and software
digital media entertainment solutions, and MusicGiants™,
the leader in HD music downloads, are pleased to announce
the availability of high definition 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround
sound music downloadable on Niveus’ 2007 Windows Vista-based
media centers!
Niveus’
new HD Media Store provides an intuitive media center interface
to access MusicGiants’ extensive network of digital
downloads from major and independent labels. Niveus’
exclusively designed media store is the first high definition
media portal that enables downloads and purchases through
Windows Media Center via MusicGiants. The HD Media Store
enables customers to easily browse, purchase, and download
music from MusicGiants in the Windows Media Audio Lossless
(WMA) format store, and seamlessly access this content from
within the Windows Media Center ‘Music’ menu,
providing a single location for one’s entire music
collection.
“Niveus
is excited to bring our dealers and customers into the world
of HD Media downloads,” states Tim Cutting, CEO of
Niveus Media. “By working closely with MusicGiants,
Niveus is the first to launch an integrated music shopping
experience that delivers the best in high quality music
downloads from the MusicGiants catalog.”
Purchasing
uncompromised HD music has never been easier. Niveus’
2007 Vista-based media servers, including the Summit Series,
Rainier and Denali Editions, as well as the Pro Series,
n7 and n9, are now shipping [and are a great option for
those dealers and custom integrators looking to fill the
void from HP’s recent decision to discontinue development
of its Media Center Edition (MCE)-based Digital Entertainment
Center (DEC)] and incorporate the live HD Media Store software
application.
MusicGiants,
which launched in 2005, is the only music download service
to offer high-definition, digital recordings from the top
music companies such as EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment,
Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Their downloads
deliver full resolution music at up to 1100 kbps for “true
CD quality” sound. This WMA format boasts up to four
times the sound quality of any other download service, including
those expected to be available in May 2007 from EMI through
Apple. MusicGiants also offers Super HD downloads (as in
re-mastered DVD Audio or SACDs available in either 5.1 surround
sound or 2.0 stereo) which play at sample rates up to 11,000
kbps.
“We’re
pleased to have Niveus be our first hardware partner to
deliver MusicGiants’ integrated premium HD entertainment
to their media centers,” said Scott Bahneman, CEO
of MusicGiants. “The combination of Niveus and the
Vista platform now allows consumers to purchase their entertainment
at the highest quality available for home use and also transcode
it down for all of their portable devices.”
Niveus
customers with Windows XP-based media centers can visit
the website for the latest product and software updates,
product information, and software downloads, including the
MusicGiants portal. Niveus’ 2007 media centers are
amongst the first Windows Vista Ultimate-based Media Center
systems to incorporate Intel’s Viiv™ technology
including Core 2 Duo processors, HD DVD and CableCARD compatibility
for premium HD television viewing and recording.
For
more information on Niveus Media, please visit www.niveusmedia.com.
For more information on MusicGiants, please visit www.musicgiants.com.
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