Key Digital Systems Announces New X-Box-Compatible Digital Video Adapter to Play Back Microsoft X-Box & GameCube, on Ordinary PC Monitor.Business Editors RIVERDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2003 Key Digital Systems announces good news for video gamers and their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl . The company's award-winning KD-XB "X-BLASTER" video adapter See video capture board, video graphics board and display adapter. video adapter - graphics adaptor is able to easily and economically convert the X-Box(TM) Component digital video signal to VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. for display on standard multimedia monitors with VGA (RGBHV RGBHV Red Green Blue Horizontal sync Vertical sync (color video signal used by computers and high definition video) ) input. The "X-BLASTER" adapter also converts digital signals from PlayStation2(TM) and other popular video games See video game console. to VGA. The KD-XB was chosen from among hundreds of new products launched at CES 2002 to be honored with an "Innovations 2002" award, selected by a panel of industry experts for distinction based on its superiority in design and engineering. UPGRADE Gaming Display With Higher Resolution (1280 x 720) Than HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates Video buffs using "X-BLASTER" to display X-Box on standard multimedia monitors will achieve superb 1280x720 graphic resolutions simply not possible when linking the X-Box directly to the HDTV display. Since the "X-BLASTER" KD-XB transcoder can drive two high-resolution monitors with just one signal, users don't have to choose. They can upgrade their configuration to split the Component (YPrPb) Signal from X-Box and drive both the HDTV monitor AND the standard multimedia monitor of their PC. World's Smallest! Key Digital's "X-BLASTER" series of Component-to-VGA video adapters are the world's smallest transcoders, fitting easily into any tight space or wiring system. The "X-BLASTER" X-Box adapter is capable of converting Component (YPrPb) to VGA (RGBHV) signals (480P, 1080i/540P, and 720P) for display on VGA-ready HDTV monitors. Gamers will love this easy, and economical upgrade! Auto-Tracking Feature Makes Set-Up Child's Play child's play n. 1. Something very easy to do. 2. A trivial matter. child's play Noun Informal something that is easy to do Noun 1. The "X-BLASTER" X-Box Adapter boasts a robust platform capable of 120 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. video bandwidth and a built-in "AutoTracker" with "Easy" mode that automatically 'senses' the right configuration for the X-Box (Component for HDTV monitor hook-up and VGA conversion for PC monitor) so gamers don't have to reconfigure each line for the right video output. Since the unit automatically knows whether the signal is in the 480P, 720P, or 1080i/540P format, there's never any buttons to push. Selecting the right HDTV format is as easy as pressing "Play." Each "X-BLASTER" X-Box adapter comes with automatic horizontal centering adjustment, Positive or Negative Sync, a wall plug power supply and a 2-year warranty on parts and labor. Please visit the corporate website at www.keydigital.com. For trade press, please visit http://www.keydigital.com/tradepress.htm. |
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