Friday, June 04, 2004

S3 OmniChrome
S3 (you remember the graphics chip manufacturer swallowed up by VIA) has just announced its OmniChrome multi-functional AGP8X PC graphics platform featuring a TV-Tuner, video input, Hi-Def HDTV capability, Chromotion programmable video technology and hardware DirectX 9 acceleration for the video enthusiast. OmniChrome features the latest 3rd generation high sensitivity and compact desktop video tuner modules, the 1216 and the 1236ME MK3 from Philips Electronics and a Techwell video decoder. Users of analogue video devices will be able to bridge the digital divide and capture real time video using S-Video, composite and component input directly into various digital formats and perform Hi-Def digital media playback at HDTV resolutions using the board's Hi-Def VIVO functionality. Personal Video Recording and TV Time shift/pause TV functionality are also supported. Before Alice gets too excited, that's VIVO, not TIVO.
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