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by GristyMcFisty:
InterVideo, Inc. announced today that LinDVD™,
the Linux® version of its award-winning WinDVD® video player software, is
incorporated with Pioneer Electronic's new DVR-57H and DVR-810H-S DVD Recorders,
the world's first DVD Recorders equipped with TiVo® service. LinDVD is a stable
software technology that allows PC and consumer electronics users to play all of
the different tracks on a DVD, skip chapters, fast forward, backward, pause,
enjoy different camera angles, etc.
InterVideo's experience in
developing WinDVD, the world's most popular DVD player, and LinDVD, the first
legal PC DVD software for the Linux operating system, enabled the company to
provide Pioneer with powerful DVD player/decoder software that delivers the
highest-quality playback. Rigorously tested, LinDVD also provides broad
compatibility.
Earlier this year, Aberdeen analysts projected that the
CE industry would be making a migration to Linux - initially to gain a cost
advantage and subsequently, as use becomes widespread, to avoid a cost
disadvantage.
"A growing number of the major consumer electronics
manufacturers are looking at the Linux platform as a stable, low-cost solution
for multimedia functionality," said Steve Ro, CEO and founder of InterVideo.
"Pioneer and TiVo are at the forefront of this trend and Pioneer has added to
the excitement by combining the most popular entertainment components into a
single, convenient solution. We are proud to have our DVD player/navigation
technology included with their innovative products."
About
LinDVD
Designed to help PC OEMs speed time to market,
LinDVD provides DVD playback on MontaVista® and Red Hat® Linux, delivering
crystal-clear images at full video frame rates plus AC-3 5.1 channel audio and
other advanced features found on high-end DVDs. LinDVD can also support hardware
MPEG decoders for set-top box and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) applications.
LinDVD is currently available from InterVideo only to OEMs for
evaluation and integration and is not sold as stand-alone retail software. The
Linux player software is compatible with a number of popular CPUs, including
Intel IA-32, StrongARM and XScale processors, ARM, and MIPS CPUs. InterVideo
also offers LinDVR for OEMs that want to integrate high-quality digital
video/personal video recording functionality.
About InterVideo,
Inc.
InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software.
InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which it has created a broad
suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow users to capture,
edit, author, burn, distribute, and play digital video. InterVideo's software is
bundled with products sold by the majority of the leading PC OEMs. The company
is headquartered in Fremont, CA with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan, China
and Japan. For more information, contact InterVideo at 510/651-0888 or visit the
company's Web site at www.intervideo.com.
Source: InterVideo
