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AVID News Pinnacle PCTV To Go Enables Place and Time-Shifting of Home Television Programming on PCs
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced that its consumer
division, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., has expanded the Pinnacle PCTV™
To Go product line to include two new versions, Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD
Wireless and Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD. Both offer high definition (HD) and
standard definition (SD) television viewing and Windows Vista™
readiness, allowing consumers to enjoy their entertainment systems from
any location in the home or around the world.
The Pinnacle PCTV To Go family enables personal computers to function as
full-featured televisions and personal video recorders. Using PCTV To Go
Products, consumers can watch full resolution, DVD-like quality in
MPEG-2 on any PC in the home, or watch high quality MPEG-4 media on a
remote PC, with nothing more than a simple Internet connection. In
addition, the Pinnacle PCTV To Go products are designed to plug quickly
into existing entertainment systems with little to no reconfiguring
necessary. Consumers can have full control of their media choices
through the television programming guide and comprehensive personal
video recorder capabilities, without incurring any additional service
fees.
“Whether using the wired or wireless versions
of Pinnacle’s PCTV To Go products, consumers
can have an amazing TV viewing experience from their Media Center PCs,”
said Jeff Hastings, Avid vice president and Pinnacle Systems general
manager. “Because the Pinnacle PCTV To Go
products will work with the current version of Windows Media Center and
with the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system, they are perfect
companions to today’s Windows Media Center
systems – and those that will run on Vista in
the future.”
The Pinnacle PCTV To Go product line is the result of a technology
agreement between Pinnacle Systems and Monsoon Multimedia, Inc. The two
companies have been collaborating to deliver the power of television to
personal computers anytime, anywhere.
Pricing and Availability
Consumers can purchase Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD Wireless systems starting
in January and Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD systems in February through the
Pinnacle Systems website (www.pinnaclesys.com),
at major retailers, such as Best Buy and Fry's Electronics, and also at
e-tailers such as Amazon.com, Buy.com and TigerDirect.com. USMSRP is
$249.99 for Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD Wireless and $179.99 for Pinnacle
PCTV To Go HD.
About Pinnacle Systems
Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avid Technology,
Inc., is an industry leader in video editing solutions, TV tuners for
the PC, and digital media adapters for the consumer market. The company’s
product lines include Pinnacle PCTV™, Dazzle®,
Pinnacle ShowCenter™, Pinnacle Mobile Media™
and its flagship Pinnacle Studio™ line. For
more information, visit www.pinnaclesys.com.
About Avid
Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media
creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video,
audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more
efficiently, productively, and creatively. For more information about
the company’s Oscar®,
Grammy®, and Emmy®
award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com.
