SnapStream Media Announces Support for Market-Leading Digital / HDTV Tuner Cards from ATI Technologies, AVerMedia®, and DViCO

SnapStream Media, Inc. a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today that Beyond TV 4 offers official compatibility with digital ATSC tuner cards manufactured by market-leading TV tuner card manufacturers including ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT), AVerMedia, and DViCO.
Official compatibility means that users of ATI, AVerMedia Technology, and DVICO TV tuner cards can confidently assemble PC-based DVRs with SnapStream’s award-winning Beyond TV DVR software. Compatible cards include:
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ATI’s HDTV Wonder
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AVerMedia’s AVerTVTMHD
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DViCO’s FusionHDTV5 Lite
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DViCO’s FusionHDTV5 Gold Plus
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DViCO’s FusionHDTV5 USB Gold
Beyond TV also supports aftermarket HDTV tuner cards manufactured by ADS Tech, Kworld, and VBox. A complete list of compatible TV tuner cards is available on the company's website at www.snapstream.com.
Beyond TV 4 offers easy installation and incredible visual clarity consumers interested in transforming their PCs into HDTV DVRs. New capabilities include:
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Recording, pausing, rewinding, and fast-forwarding digital and high definition (HDTV) television programs
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Multiple tuner support enables users to simultaneously use OTA (over-the-air) HDTV tuner cards side-by-side with analog cards with no software limit on the number of tuner cards.
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Improved video and audio decoders provide the sharpest high definition picture (HDTV) and Dolby digital sound.
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Free and integrated program guide simplifies finding and scheduling HDTV and analog TV recordings in the United States with just a few clicks.
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New disk space management tools indicate the available hard drive space for recording high-definition (HD) content helping users stay on top of their television libraries.
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New digital signal strength pages in the easy to use configuration wizard guide users as they position a digital antenna eliminating the guess work.
SnapStream Media is also combining efforts with ATI, AVerMedia, and DVICO to co-market their compatible and complementary products to new and existing customers.
“We have worked hard to ensure that Beyond TV 4 works seamlessly with HDTV tuner cards from ATI, AVerMedia, and DVICO. Customers of these companies can confidently take advantage of Beyond TV 4 easy setup and rich features to build an incredibly awesome HDTV DVR. The integrated program guide for the United States, in particular, seriously raises the bar for PC-based HDTV DVR products,” said Rakesh Agrawal, President and CEO of SnapStream Media.
“Beyond TV 4 is an excellent software application that complements ATI's HDTV Wonder tuner card to deliver the best HD PVR. HDTV Wonder delivers integrated TV listings and makes it extremely easy for North American owners to watch and record their favorite TV shows in brilliant high-definition quality,” said Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies Inc..
“We are excited about our official compatibility and our co-marketing partnership with SnapStream Media. Our AVerTVHD is an extremely powerful card that gives users the full high-definition experience, and the extensive features offered in Beyond TV 4 will allow our customers to form complete PC-based DVRs with incredible sound and picture quality,” said Dominic Wang, Product Manager of AVerMedia.
“DVICO’s FusionHDTV5 tuners, when coupled with SnapStream’s Beyond TV 4 product allow customers to fully exploit over-the-air high-definition television. Custom HDTV lineups are an added benefit for those who choose to take advantage of the official compatibility between Beyond TV 4 and the FusionHDTV5, “said Jeff Lee, CEO of DViCO.
About the Companies
SnapStream Media, Inc.
SnapStream Media, Inc. is a leading developer of digital entertainment products based in Houston, Texas. SnapStream Media's vision is to create high quality consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC technology. The company's digital video recording (DVR) software, Beyond TV™ received PC Magazine's Product of the Year Award in December 2004. It was referred to as "an idea whose time has come" by the Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at www.snapstream.com.
ATI Technologies Inc.
ATI Technologies Inc. is the world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost graphics processor unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television, game console and handheld device markets. With 2005 revenues of U.S. $2.2 billion, ATI has more than 3,400 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY). Visit ati.com for more information.
AVerMedia Technology
AVerMedia is the technology leader in Digital Multimedia Video Convergence Technology. Aside from its full line of TV Tuners and Personal Video Recorder products, AVerMedia provides Hardware and Software DVR Board Security Systems, Document Cameras, Digital Video Makers, TV Photo Viewers, and PC-to-TV Converters for consumer and corporate/ educational markets. AVerMedia also partners with OEMs for the development of AVerMedia’s technologies for integration applications.
DViCO Inc.
DViCO Inc. is a global leader in the development of computer video products and offers a complete lineup of portable multimedia players and a wide range of digital TV tuner cards for PC users. The experience and expertise to combine both television and computer technology has made DViCO products highly adaptable to the constantly evolving IT industry. DViCO has undergone dramatic growth since its establishment in 1998, and with its sound reputation and significant market share, DViCO has been able to gain recognition among customers while branching distributors worldwide. Strong alliances have been formed in Australia, France, Sweden, England, Finland, Russia, Japan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and so forth-all national distributors, with myriads of retailers and e-tailers. Detailed information about our company and products can be found at www.dvico.com.

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