MediaREADY™
5000 Advanced Digital Media Center Is READY For
Retail Prime Time
TV Set-Top Device Begins Shipping
Worldwide; Premium All-In-One Product Features Personal Video Recording (PVR)
Plus Wealth of Other Broadband Media Options
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL '” (June 27, 2005) '” Video
Without Boundaries, Inc. (OTC: VDWB), a leading provider of interactive,
media-convergent home entertainment devices, announced today it has begun
shipping the VWB MediaREADY™ 5000, its top-of-the-line advanced digital media
center, to retailers and OEMs around the world.
As VWB's most complete product, the MediaREADY 5000
connects people simply to all the possibilities found in their digital
entertainment world. No bigger than a conventional VHS or DVD player, the
MediaREADY 5000 delivers a Tivo-like Personal Video Recorder (PVR), DVD/MPEG 1,
2 and 4 playback, storage/retrieval via its onboard hard drive or PC-based home
networked hard drive, electronic program guide, Internet browsing, email, MP3,
WAV and CD playback, streaming video and audio, karaoke, games, and media
jukebox.
Even more, for European consumers the MediaREADY
5000 also supports Freeview free-to-air digital television support based on
DVB-T standards. The unit delivers a DVB-T program guide, European PAL
broadcast support, and power conversion suitable for all European electrical
currents.
'Video Without Boundaries' MediaREADY 5000 is the
digital home entertainment solution millions of consumers have been awaiting,"
said Jeffrey Harrell, CEO and president of VWB. 'With this unit, our
customers will finally be able to connect all their digital entertainment
alternatives more simply and easily than ever before."
The MediaREADY 5000 digital media center uses the
Linux operating system to create an open-standards product that will never
become outdated or obsolete. With the MediaREADY 5000, users can enjoy a
wealth of options such as recording live TV, watching a movie stored on their
family room PC from their bedroom, playing hours of MP3 songs throughout the
house, or answering email on their big-screen TV.
VWB's MediaREADY 5000 comes complete with
full-sized wireless keyboard and infrared remote control, 120 GB hard drive, and
Firewire (400 Mbps) and 802.11 (54 Mbps) wireless or Ethernet (100 Mbps) wired
support. The unit retails at an MSRP of $899 USD and is now available for
retail or OEM delivery worldwide.
VWB expects to make specific retailer announcements
regarding the MediaREADY 5000 in coming weeks. For a full guide to the
MediaREADY 5000 advanced digital media center, go to www.vwbinc.com.
About Video Without
Boundaries:
Video Without Boundaries (OTC: VDWB) is a leader in
digital media-on-demand, enhanced home entertainment, and interactive products
that connect people simply. VWB is focused on delivering flexible Consumer
Electronics-based products and services that are affordable, easy to use, and
simple to understand. For more information, visit www.vwbinc.com.
Forward Looking
Statements:
Forward-looking statements and comments in this
document are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements relating to, among other
things, the prospects for the company to increase the level of sales, maintain
current sales levels, add new products and services and develop new Web sites
are necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which are
significant in scope and nature, including risks related to the demand for the
company's products and services competition, and availability of
capital.
MediaREADY and Video Without Boundaries are
trademarks of Video Without Boundaries, Inc. All other trademarks or
registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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