***Creative Labs Blazes onto the Desktop with PC-DVD
Entertainment Solutions
(March 31)
Creative Labs announced the shipment of its Creative PC-DVD
Encore 6X Dxr3 upgrade kit and the stand-alone Blaster DVD-ROM 6X
drive.
PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 features Creative’s latest decoder card,
the successor to the Dxr2 decoder card. Video quality has been
enhanced with this revision, and is coupled with the PC-DVD 6X
drive. PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 delivers a large amount of storage
capacity (up to 17 gigabytes of data), enhanced full-motion,
full-screen video plus Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio.
Creative’s PC-DVD Encore 6x Dxr3 kit ships with the Dxr3 DVD
decoder card, the PC-DVD 6X drive and three interactive DVD
software titles.
The Creative Dxr3 decoder card delivers improved image quality
and provides better processing of color video at high
resolutions. The decoder card features DynamicXtended Resolution
(Dxr3) picture enhancement technology for playback of high-
definition video with smoother full-screen video images. Dxr3’s
advanced architecture elevates video quality to the next level
featuring:
- 6-tap filtering and scaling techniques virtually eliminate
“combing” effects or artifacts that may appear around quickly
moving objects, providing sharp, crisp and clean video images
that deliver sharper video
- advanced video color processing that fully utilizes the on-
board 24-bit DAC, giving users sharper video and clearer imaging
- Windows resolutions of up to 1600x1200 at 85Hz, an increase
from the Dxr2’s 1280x1024 resolution .
The Dxr3 offers multiple options for DVD audio—Dolby Digital,
Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic or stereo. When combined with
Creative’s Desktop Theater 5.1 or a Dolby Digital receiver, PC-
DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 produces an immersive, six channel
entertainment experience. The Dxr3 card can also be connected to
Dolby Surround and Dolby Pro Logic receivers for an alternate
multi-channel configuration. Users can also connect Dxr3 to their
Sound Blaster audio card for great stereo sound.
Included in PC-DVD Encore 6X and sold as a stand-alone in the
Blaster DVD-ROM 6X, is the PC-DVD 6X drive, with a maximum
transfer rate of 8.1MB/second (6x) for DVD-ROM data and 24X for
CD-ROM data. The average access times are 120 ms (CD) and 180 ms
(DVD), combined with a 512KB integrated buffer memory. The PC-
DVD 6X drive supports DVD-ROM, DVD-R, CD-Audio, CD-I, CD Extra,
CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD, CD-RW, and DVD-Video.
PC-DVD Encore 6X includes three interactive DVD titles:
- Riven: The Sequel to Myst
- The National Geographic 1990s DVD
- Compton’s Interactive DVD Encyclopedia—
Creative’s PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 kit is available now at the
suggested retail price of US$249.99. Blaster DVD ROM 6X is also
available now at the suggested retail price of US$149.99.
www.soundblaster.com/
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