AMD Launches ATI Theater HD 750 PC TV Chip

AMD launched the ATI Theater HD 750 PC TV chip offering HDTV viewing capabilities on desktop and notebook PCs around the world using analog, and digital, and free-to-air broadcast signals. ATI Theater HD 750 uses advanced video processing and signal reception technologies for clear HD picture quality, crisp images, high color performance and fidelity for an authentic HD home theater feel on the PC.

• With the proper connectors, notebook users can enjoy TV on their PC virtually anywhere in the world as the ATI Theater HD 750 is compatible with HDTV/DTV/analog broadcast signals including NTSC, PAL/SECAM, ATSC, ClearQAM and DVB-T.
• Take recorded content on the go by capturing and converting recorded TV shows into popular video formats such as H.264, AVI, MPEG, DivX, WMV and MPEG4 for use on portable media devices. For fast and seamless transcoding, consumers can use ATI Stream enabled video conversion software when they pair an ATI Theater HD 750 with an ATI Radeon graphics card.
• Using Windows Vista Media Center, Windows XP Media Center Edition or the forthcoming Windows 7, consumers can schedule recordings and watch, pause and rewind live TV programs. Consumers can also store recorded programs on the PC hard drive, eliminating the problem of limited storage capacity found with most digital video recorders (DVR), and enabling the ultimate video library.
• ATI Theater HD 750 is scheduled to be available from supporting manufacturers later this year in a variety of solutions including PCI Express add-in cards, USB "stick", and others.

"ATI Theater HD 750 combines AMD's longstanding reputation for video expertise with consumer demand for a cost effective, easy to use and high quality TV on the PC experience," said Matt Skynner, Vice President & General Manager, GPU Division, AMD Products Group. "ATI Theater HD 750, in combination with ATI Radeon graphics and AMD mobile technology-based notebooks, provides a simplified, high-quality home-theater solution."

ATI Theater HD 750 advances AMD's platform technology with the means to receive broadcast HD video on the PC. AMD has a complete family of processors to capture and display TV content at home or on-the-go. Whether watching video from disk or free-to-air broadcast, AMD platforms offer customers a vibrant HD experience unlike any other.

With ATI Theater HD 750 PC TV chip your PC is complete with live HDTV. Bring it all together for a true all-in-one rich media experience and expand your digital entertainment capabilities – at home or on-the-go. Easily capture and convert recorded TV shows directly to your mobile device and take it with you for TV on-the-go4. With ATI Theater HD 750, entertainment possibilities are virtually endless - TV when you want, where you want.


Features and Benefits:

• High-Precision Live Analog, Digital, and HD TV (where available) - With ATI Theater HD 750 you can receive free-to-air HDTV/DTV broadcast signals as you travel around the globe making it the ideal travel companion
• More Convenience and Flexibility - Watch, Record, Store and Transfer TV on your PC
• TV-on-the-Go - Watch TV where you want, when you want and enjoy your media on-the-go

ATI Theater HD 750 - Additional Features

• Live HDTV Worldwide - With ATI Theater HD 750 you can receive free-to-air HDTV/DTV broadcast signals as you travel around the globe making it the ideal travel companion
• Watch, pause and rewind live TV programs without a DVR. Schedule recordings of your favorite programs and watch them when it’s convenient for you3.
• With ATI Theater HD 750 you record and store on to your PC hard drive enabling greater flexibility, more storage space and more of your favorite TV programs.
• Capture and convert your home videos, recorded TV shows, and movies into popular video formats such as H.264, AVI, MPEG, DivX, WMV, MPEG4, etc. and take them with you on your portable media device and watch them anywhere you go
• Combine ATI Theater HD 750 and an ATI Radeon Premium graphics card and experience mind-boggling GPU accelerated transcoding speed. Now you can watch, record, and convert fast and seamlessly with the best playback quality.
• The ATI Theater HD 750 delivers incredible free-to-air HDTV/DTV broadcast image quality comparable to high-end HDTVs. Stunning visual detail is captured with new advanced video processing technologies and signal reception features producing a crisp, vivid and breath-taking picture, high color quality and high fidelity.
• Receive world wide broadcast signal support for NTSC, PAL/SECAM, ATSC, ClearQAM and DVB-T. ATI Theater HD 750 brings reliable reception optimizing the amount of digital TV content available with picture clarity comparable to high-end HDTVs.
• Capture and edit your home videos. With ATI Theater HD 750 and an ATI Radeon Premium graphics card you can take advantage of GPU-accelerated transcoding and easily convert with lightning fast speeds between popular video formats Digitally preserve, store or share your video content for your viewing pleasure for years to come.

ATI Theater HD 750 - Specifications

At home and around the world ATI Theater HD 750 PC TV chip supports digital and analog standards delivering over-the-air TV to your PC. This unique PC TV chip delivers DTV content on your desktop or notebook PC. Stunning visual detail is captured with new advanced video processing technologies and signal reception features. AMD’s reputation for video expertise provides a DTV solution which surpasses your audio and video expectations, making it the ultimate worldwide “TV on the PC” solution.

• ATSC, DVB-T, Clear-QAM Digital TV Support (unencrypted digital TV)
• PAL, SECAM, NTSC Analog TV Support
• Intelligent Image Enhancement
• Analog to Digital Conversion
• Software MPEG Encoding
• FM, DVB-T Radio
• PCI, PCI Express and USB Compliant Interfaces