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Compaq and Creative Technology Partner to Offer Award-Winning PC-DVD Technology

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Compaq has partnered with Creative Technology to offer its award-winning PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 as an upgrade option in Compaq's Deskpro EP and EN line of commercial desktop PCs. The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 provides customers with a complete hardware and software solution to utilize the power of DVD technology on their existing PCs, offering massive storage capabilities of up to 17 gigabytes and simultaneous viewing of video on a PC and TV.

Key Takeaways:

  • Compaq and Creative Technology have partnered to offer the PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 as an upgrade option in Compaq's Deskpro EP and EN line of commercial desktop PCs.
  • The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 provides customers with a complete hardware and software solution to utilize the power of DVD technology on their existing PCs.
  • The solution includes Creative's PC-DVD ROM drive and the Dxr2 card, which delivers cinema-quality DVD to the desktop.
  • The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 has been recognized with several awards, including the "Editor's Choice" award from Computer Reseller News, the "Win 100" award from Windows Magazine, and the "World Class" award from PC World.
  • The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 offers several features, including simultaneous viewing of video on a PC and TV, Dxr2 technology for line-doubling and full-screen resolution, and interfaces with Dolby Digital receivers for room-filling 5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio.
  • The solution also supports all popular CD-ROM formats, including CD-Recordable media and CD-RW, and offers a blazing CD-ROM drive transfer rate of 20x and 100ms access time.

Statistics:

  • The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 can store up to 17 gigabytes of data.
  • The Drive and Decoder has an estimated street price of $363.00.
  • The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 has been recognized with three awards, including the "Editor's Choice" award, the "Win 100" award, and the "World Class" award.
  • The solution offers simultaneous viewing of video on a PC and TV with composite or S-Video outputs.
  • The PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 runs at twice the speed of first-generation DVD drives.

Sources:

  • "Compaq to Offer Award-Winning Technology in Popular Deskpro Series" (PR Newswire, October 12, 1997)
  • "Creative Technology Ltd. press release" (Creative Technology Ltd.)
  • "Product details: Compaq DVD-ROM Drive and Decoder" (Compaq)
  • "Product details: PC-DVD Encore Dxr2" (Creative Technology Ltd.)

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