| Acer Unveils New HD DVD Notebooks |
| Written by News Editor | |
| Monday, 05 June 2006 | |
      NVIDIA Corporation announced that NVIDIA GeForce
GPUs with PureVideo HD technology will power HD DVD movie playback in
three series of Acer notebooks.
-- Aspire 9110 with 15.4" screen - powered by the GeForce Go 7600 GPU -- Aspire 9510 with 17" screen - available with the GeForce Go 7600 or the enthusiast-class GeForce Go 7900 GS GPU -- Aspire 9800 with 20.1" screen - featuring the GeForce Go 7600 GPU All of these models will feature NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, which enables the playback of new HD DVD movies with superb picture clarity. In recent weeks Acer and other industry PC leaders have announced cutting-edge HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc equipped PCs featuring NVIDIA technology. HD DVD is a new high definition video disc standard that delivers up to six times(i) the image quality of standard DVD movies. HD DVD promises a major advancement over video discs in the same way that HDTVs deliver superior image detail over standard TV. Playing high-quality HD DVD movies on a PC requires a complex mix of video processing power, software support, and content security enforcement. NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology achieves all of this with low CPU utilization and low power consumption making it a choice of top PC makers building HD DVD capable PCs. NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology NVIDIA PureVideo HD provides hardware acceleration for decoding and post-processing HD movies, integration with leading movie players, and HDCP (feature support ii), enabling PC manufacturers to easily build a complete high-definition PC that can play back either HD DVD or Blu-ray movies. As a result, consumers will be able to enjoy a stunning, stutter-free high-definition movie experience on their PC. NVIDIA at Computex NVIDIA will showcase the Acer Aspire 9110 HD DVD notebook featuring NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology at the NVIDIA booth at Computex in Taiwan from June 6 to June 10. About NVIDIA NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit www.nvidia.com. |
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