CEDIA Expo 2001 ``Home of Electronic Lifestyles'' Premier Exhibit to Feature AudioVideo International Grand Prix Award Winner Lumenati/NetTV's Catipult dvd.Business Editors/High Tech Writers INDIANAPOLIS & SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 Powerhouse residential media server, Catipult dvd, boasting a massive hard-drive, progressive scan dvd A DVD player that can convert interlaced content to progressive scan (non-interlaced) to reduce flicker and provide a better picture. Most DVD content is encoded for interlaced TV such as NTSC. See progressive scan, progressive scan TV and deinterlace. , Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. 5.1 surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. , and features advanced audio/video media management and integrated Internet/TV capabilities Lumenati, Inc., the digital display and media management technology pioneer, today announced at CEDIA CEDIA Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association CEDIA Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay CEDIA Century Diamond Expo 2001 that its residential media server, the Lumenati/NetTV Catipult dvd(TM) will be featured in CEDIA's own national premier exhibit entitled "Home of Electronic Lifestyles," September 7-9 at the Indianapolis, IN Convention Center. The company also today announced that Catipult dvd has been awarded AudioVideo International magazine's Video Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. product award, voted for by retailers with a confirming review by editors for fidelity of video, reproduction, innovative design, reliability, ease-of-use and cost/performance. Lumenati/NetTV national sales manager, Chris Ducey, said, "Catipult dvd is a powerful, flexible and scalable digital entertainment management component unlike any other available on the market today. We've listened to the market and understand that high-end home theater enthusiasts want choice, power and reliability. We bring together the best of both TV and PC functionality into one seamlessly integrated product that's easy to install. Catipult dvd truly propels any home theater over the walls of wires and cables into the 21st century world of easy to find, play and manage digital media." Catipult dvd at CEDIA Expo Booth No. 1100 In addition to being featured at the CEDIA Expo 2001 in CEDIA's booth "Home of Electronic Lifestyles," Lumenati/NetTV will exhibit Catipult dvd at booth no. 1100 on the trade show floor within the Indianapolis RCA Dome. Catipult dvd includes 160 GB's of storage capable of archiving 1,680 hours of CD quality audio, 34,000 hours of MP3 quality audio, 19 hours of high definition television, 133 hours of uncompressed NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 4 broadcast television, 35,000 color digital photos, 4,600 video games, or 160,000 ebooks. Catipult dvd also touts a progressive scan DVD player A progressive scan DVD player is a DVD player that can output video in a progressive scan format such as 480p or 720p. Players which can output resolutions higher than 480p are often called upconverting DVD players. with SPDIF See S/PDIF. Dolby(R) 5.1 optical output, CD audio and CD-Rom drive for high-quality entertainment playback and sound. Its NTSC TV tuner, CD to MP3 digital music jukebox, a broadband network router for multi-use of the broadband throughout the home, and elegant, proprietary Lumenati split screen TV/Web user interface, all enhance the comprehensive digital entertainment experience. Often referred to as the "residential digital furnace," Catipult dvd transforms today's typical home theater into a gateway to the limitless, interactive world of digital entertainment and media. For Catipult dvd product specifications, visit www.catipultdvd.com/productspecsheet.pdf. A visual image of the product can be accessed at www.catipultdvd.com/productimage.jpg. About Lumenati Inc. / NetTV Headquartered in San Rafael, CA, Lumenati Inc. develops technologies that empower people to discover, manage and enjoy the world of digital media and entertainment. Since its inception in 1996, it has been distributing an award-winning line of digital television display devices under the brand NetTV that continues today. Lumenati Inc.'s, Lumenati/NetTV division has recently debuted a high-end residential digital entertainment server, Catipult dvd(TM), and is releasing soon its low-cost, high value digital entertainment/advanced set-top-box component and other products complementary to the company's mission to deliver complete digital entertainment systems. Lead venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] invested in Lumenati, Inc. include Pequot Capital Management, Buchanan Investments, and Encore Capital Management. For additional information, please visit www.lumenati.com, www.net-tv.net, or call 415-455-9500. Note to Editors: Catipult dvd, Lumenati and NetTV are registered trademarks of Lumenati, Inc. All rights reserved. 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