With the new Pinnacle PCTV ton of Go takes place television no longer only in the living room

Pinnacle - new PlaceShifting technology leads TV-Streams over private network or Internet on the PC

Munich, 01. March 2007 - Avid Technology Inc. it communicated today that the Consumer division, Pinnacle Systems Inc. (www.pinnaclesys.com), which extended Pinnacle PCTV Produktreihe by the new Pinnacle PCTV ton of Go network TV box. With it users at the PC can watch television everywhere in the world in such a way, as if they would sit straight before their TV-equipment in the living room.

PCTV ton of Go is the ultimative TV-solution for households with network and Internet. Contrary to competition products this network permits to TV box for the first time over home network and Internet place and the deferred regarding of television broadcasts from at home available TV-sources , explained David Barnby, Vice President OF Sales & marketing, EMEA, Pinnacle of system. The users can use their domestic TV-source now such as cable connection, satellite, digital terrestrial television, IPTV, PVR and DVD Player, without having to go for it in the living room.

PlaceShift Home TV

The Pinnacle PCTV ton of Go streamt TV-contents over the appropriate home television source to the network, as soon as it is attached to a set Top box, a DVR or VCR. It relies on high-quality video Streaming technology, in order to shift the television experience from the living room equipment to the PC. Thus PCTV makes ton Go available effectively to a fraction of the costs a television set with PVR (personal video recorder) everywhere, where a PC is connected with the home network.

Thus favourite transmissions can be pursued everywhere, where a PC is located in the house. They can look at Kochshows equal in the kitchen. The video is led as Stream in DVD quality (MPEG-2) over the home network (LAN or Wi-Fi) and is suitable ideally for frame representation. Owing to the Multicasting in the home network five PCs at the same net can latch themselves into the same TV program, and the television may remain switched off.

PCTV ton of Go makes it possible in addition to switch itself on from on the way in television broadcasts at home. In addition only one PC and a broadband Internet connection are necessary. Users can pursue or abroad of television programs from the homeland receive sport broadcasts on the job. The video is conveyed over the Internet modem at the home PC via Internet as Stream in the high-quality MPEG-4 format. The mobile access is at the same time limited over password to a user.

Total control with TimeShifting

Apart from the possibility of pursuing at the PC noted and Live-Sendungen can the users also programs time-steered select and note. Over the connection to the home network or Internet it is possible to change channels to switch between TV-sources and to program even photographs with the personal video recorder (PVR) in the home PC. In addition with connection with the home network the possibility exists of regarding TV-transmissions deferred at the PC.

Simple mechanism

Pinnacle PCTV ton of Go is available in two versions: LAN and WLAN. The WLAN version inserts itself smoothly into the existing radio net work at home or can be used in addition, a new WLAN be developed. The users attach in addition simply their broadband Internet modem on the back of the PCTV tons of Go Wireless box. The LAN version leaves itself very fast with the existing network-routs connects, at which the Internet modem is attached already.

Ground through SCART connections facilitate the integration of PCTV ton for Go into an existing home cinema system. After connection of the hardware to any TV-source (set Top box, DVR, VCR etc.), the user starts simply the software on that installation CD. She transfers automatically the integration of PCTV ton of Go to the home network and the configuration of the remote maintenance for the TV-sources. The integrated IR Blaster ton of Go makes absolute control of the TV-source for the PCTV possible, e.g. for switching the programs.

Ideally for Windows Vista

With PCTV tons of Go can pursue users over the Windows Media center TV Guide television broadcasts, deferred further-look as well as directly or time-program to note. PCTV ton of Go works with the Windows Media center as a component of Windows Vista (Home Premium and Ultimate edition) as well as with the Windows XP Media center edition together.

Prices and availability

The Pinnacle PCTV ton of Go Wireless and PCTV ton of Go LAN of systems is available starting from in the middle of March over the Pinnacle of system Website (www.pinnaclesys.com) and with larger retailers. The recommended selling price amounts to 199.00 EUR for PCTV ton of Go Wireless and 249.00 EUR for PCTV ton of Go LAN.

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Over Pinnacle of system, Inc.

Pinnacle of system, Inc., a complete subsidiary of the Avid Technology, Inc., is industry leader in the range video working on solutions, TV-Tuner for the PC as well as digital medium adapters for the Consumer market. To the lines of the enterprise Pinnacle PCTV, Dazzle, Pinnacle ShowCenter, Pinnacle Studio Media Suite belong , to Pinnacle mobile Media and its flagship, the line Pinnacle Studio. Further information receives you in the Internet under www.pinnaclesys.com.

Over Avid

Avid Technology, Inc. the world-wide front runner is in the range of the solutions for the production, the management and the distribution of digital nonlinear media. Professionals on the film, video, audio, animation, Game and television sector can work with the products of the enterprise more efficiently, more productively and more creatively. Further information about with the Oscar, the Grammy and the Emmy Award of distinguished products and services of the enterprise under www.avid.com.

2007 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserve. Characteristics, specifications, system requirements, availability and prices of the products can be changed without special announcement. Inquire the current prices valid for the respective region please at your local address or your dealer. Avid, film Composer, pro Tools and Digidesign are registered registered trade marks and/or registered trade marks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiary companies in the USA and/or other states. Avid received a OSCAR in the year 1998 as Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, the Design and the technology of the Avid film Composer of system, which serves for editing features. Digidesign, the audio division of Avid, received a OSCAR in the year 2003 as Scientific and Technical Award for the Design, the development and the implementation its pros Tools digital audio workstation. OSCAR is a being and a service character of the Academy OF Motion Picture kind and Sciences. Emmy is a registered registered trade mark of the ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a registered trade mark that national Academy OF Recording kind and Sciences, Inc. Pinnacle of system, the Pinnacle Pinwheel Logo, Pinnacle PCTV, Dazzle, Pinnacle ShowCenter, Pinnacle MediaSuite, Pinnacle mobile Media, Pinnacle Studio and Pinnacle Studio MovieBox are registered registered trade marks and/or registered trade marks of Pinnacle of system, Inc. and its attached enterprises in the USA and/or other states. All remaining mentioned registered trade marks are property of the respective enterprises.

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