CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES)—LAS VEGAS, NV—JANUARY 5, 2006—NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in programmable graphics technologies, today announced that the world’s first HDMI PC from Sony Corporation, the VAIO VGX-XL1 Digital Living System, is powered by the NVIDIA GeForce® 6200 graphics processing unit (GPU) which features NVIDIA PureVideo technology.
Over the last couple of years, the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) has emerged as the connection standard for both HDTV and the consumer electronics market. HDMI is the first and only digital interface to combine uncompressed high-definition video and multi-channel audio, together with an intelligent format and command data in a single digital interface. This standard, previously used in consumer electronics, can now be utilised in PC products. The introduction of the VAIO type X Living System for the Japanese market represents the world’s first HDMI PC to support the full digital broadcast tuner specification of 1080i.
“HDMI is the only interface that can carry both uncompressed high-definition video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i, and even the upcoming 1080p format,” stated Scott Vouri, general manager of multimedia products for NVIDIA. “The combination of our PureVideo technology and this high-definition standard allows for a true high-definition PC experience.”
Using a single cable, an HDMI interface can connect all high-definition devices, displays and components, dramatically simplifying home theatre system installation and reducing the mass of cables associated with home theatre system components. The combination of NVIDIA PureVideo technology and HDMI enables the transmission of crystal-clear high definition digital video and audio content from the PC to an HDTV. Consumers can now use their PCs to maximise their home theatre system and experience the digital content in the highest quality.
Featured in GeForce 6 and 7 series of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), NVIDIA PureVideo technology allows users to experience home theatre quality video from the PC with superb picture clarity and precise, vivid colours across all high-definition (HD) resolutions. NVIDIA PureVideo technology delivers this high quality HD-output through it’s hardware acceleration engine which enables smooth playback of HD video, including H.264 / MPEG4-AVC, Windows Media 9 and MPEG 2 footage, with minimal CPU overhead. It also delivers advanced video post-processing features to the PC—including spatial-temporal de-interlacing, inverse telecine, and high-quality scaling—rivalling that of some high-end consumer electronics DVD players.
The VAIO® XL1 Digital Living System™ is the merger of Sony’s industry-leading home theatre expertise with the power computing performance of a VAIO® PC. With its 200-disc mega-changer and optimised Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 interface, the VAIO® XL1 Digital Living System™ transforms content management, making CDs, DVDs, photos, high-definition video-recorder content, recorded TV shows and more, easily accessible and enjoyable at the touch of a button.
