NEW
LINE OF NIVEUS MEDIA CENTERS ARE AMONGST THE FIRST TO FEATURE
PLAYBACK CAPABILITY OF THE HD DVD FORMAT
Dealers
now have a premium option for Microsoft Windows XP Media
Center Edition-based installations to offer three different
high-end media centers that can deliver exceptional reproduction,
as well as management and control, of high-definition movies
Denver,
CO – CEDIA EXPO 2006 – September 13 - 17, 2006
– Booth # 710 – Niveus Media, Inc.,
an award-winning manufacturer of digital entertainment solutions
for the connected home, will be one of the first dedicated
media center manufacturers to support the HD DVD format
and playback of native resolution 1080p (1920 x 1080) movies.
Niveus will begin shipping its newest line of Niveus Media
Centers, which also utilize the Intel® Viiv™ technology
platform, at the end of the month.
HD DVD
will be offered in both of the recently announced additions
to the Niveus Media Center line; the Pro Series –
n7 & n9, a high performance rack-mount form-factor and
the Summit Series – Rainier Edition, a living room
form-factor system in a proprietary Niveus aluminum chassis.
Both products are designed on the Microsoft Windows XP Media
Center platform and include Niveus Glacier Passive Cooling™
and the proprietary Niveus ConvergencePanel™, making
for installer-friendly integration.
"We
are delighted that Niveus Media, the leading developer of
award winning media servers, has announced the release of
a media center solution with HD DVD,” said Scott Maccabe,
vice president and general manager, Toshiba America Information
Systems, Storage Device Division. “This announcement
shows that yet another key industry leader has recognized
the advantages offered by HD DVD’s backward compatibility,
product feasibility and marketability. We welcome Niveus
and look forward to its contributions to a winning format.”
“Niveus
Media's incorporation of a HD DVD player into their Intel®
Viiv™ technology-based platform demonstrates how the
PC continues to evolve and provide consumers with compelling
home entertainment experiences, including breathtaking High
Definition video playback and new levels of interactivity
through HD DVD," said Brendan Traw, Intel Fellow &
Chief Technology Officer Digital Home Group.
“We
see HD DVD as the natural successor to the DVD format, with
its superb high-resolution video quality powered by the
VC-1 video compression standard, great audio quality and
innovative interactivity powered by HDi™. We are very
pleased to see Niveus bring together the power of HD DVD
and Media Center together in such an attractive way,”
said Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of the Consumer
Media Technology Group at Microsoft Corp.
Niveus
Media’s Rainier Edition and Pro Series start at $3,499
and $6,999, respectively, and both are expected to ship
September 30, 2006. For more information on Niveus Media,
Inc., please visit www.niveusmedia.com.
About
Niveus Media, Inc.
Since 2002, Niveus Media, Inc. has engineered and manufactured
high-performance media solutions that take whole-home digital
entertainment to an entirely new level. Niveus is an award-winning
manufacturer of high-end Media Centers, storage servers,
and advanced control software designed specifically for
the consumer electronics market. Committed to providing
innovative, integrated digital entertainment devices for
the networked home, Niveus has simplified the management
and enjoyment of digital media at home.
Intel
and Intel Viiv are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States
and other countries.
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