Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Broadcom Corp | Subject: Media PC solutions
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 05 June 2007
Chipset and boards cut media centre
costs
A novel range of media PC solutions enables flawless playback of high definition (HD) video content across the widest range of PCs in the industry.
By lowering CPU utilisation, and integrating seamlessly into Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP environments, Broadcom's media PC solutions enable mainstream PCs featuring integrated graphics to play back high definition content from either a Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD, as well as from HD downloaded or broadcast content The new Broadcom media PC solutions are available in three add-in card formats (including desktop PCI Express, PCI Express mini-card or ExpressCard 34), and as a chipset solution for PC motherboard applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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