Margi Systems Ships First PC Card for Mobile DVD; DVD-to-Go Allows for DVD on Any Zoomed Video Notebook, Provides High Quality TV Output Capability.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1998--Margi Systems today announced the availability of DVD-to-Go(tm), a PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. type II card that integrates DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. decoding technology to bring broadcast quality DVD video playback and synchronized Dolby(R) Digital 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. (tm) to any Zoomed Video (ZV) notebook. DVD-to-Go also has TV output capability, allowing users to play DVD on any TV. Designed for mobile professionals who use their notebooks for multimedia presentations, sales field force automation, interactive marketing or training applications, DVD-to-Go turns any ZV-compliant notebook into a mobile DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. . By using the card, DVD video streams are played back with full motion at 30 frames per second with full color and full screen, providing broadcast quality video and "better than CD" quality sound. DVD-to-Go also decodes Dolby(R) Digital into a Dolby Surround A digital audio encoding system from Dolby that provides four channels. Derived from the Dolby Stereo technology used in movie theaters, Dolby Surround was introduced in the early 1980s for video soundtracks, audio cassettes, CDs, TV broadcasts, video games and PC software. compatible stereo output as well as DVD video to provide a total "theater" experience from a notebook. Unique Features DVD-to-Go offers superior technical design that enables mobile professionals to take full advantage of DVD applications. In addition to decoding DVD digital files, DVD-to-Go also decodes and plays back MPEG-2 video, Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio and CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. encrypted media, which provides added flexibility and performance for those who use a wide variety of multimedia applications. With video throughput of up to 20mb per second of sustained video streaming, DVD-to-Go ensures smooth DVD playback. DVD-to-Go's low CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. utilization allows users to use multiple applications on the screen, such as a spreadsheet along with DVD and multimedia. DVD-to-Go is also Hot Plug-and-Play(tm) capable, allowing users to insert and remove the card without restarting the notebook or closing applications. Availability, Pricing and Warranty DVD-to-Go is available immediately through distributors and corporate resellers for an estimated street price of $349. Margi leads the industry with the only three-year warranty on all of its PC cards. About MARGI Systems Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Margi Systems is the premier developer and manufacturer of PCMCIA cards for the mobile computing market. Margi leads the industry with several "firsts," including the first ZV-Port DVD PC card, the first 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). PC card and the first Audio-Video Capture card solution. For more information about Margi Systems and its products, call 888/OK-MARGI, or visit Margi's web site at www.margi.com. CONTACT: Sydney Communications Veronica Skelton, 415/434-8227 vskelton@sydneycomm.com |
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