InterVideo WinDVD HD Bundled With Toshiba Qosmio G30 HD-DVD Ready Laptop
Monday April 17, 8:00 am ET
Delivers for HD DVD Playback on World's First HD DVD Notebook
Monday April 17, 8:00 am ET
Delivers for HD DVD Playback on World's First HD DVD Notebook
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2006--InterVideo®, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII - News) announced today that InterVideo WinDVD HD(TM) is being bundled with Toshiba Corporation's new Dynabook Qosmio G30/697HS Series Notebook PCs -- the world's first notebook PC with an integrated HD DVD-ROM drive. The new Qosmio G30 will be available throughout Japan in mid-May.
Offering all of the benefits of the high-definition experience without the complexity, InterVideo's WinDVD HD can be used to navigate and play back the crystal-clear, interactive content on HD DVD discs. The universal player also supports all DVD/video/audio in any format, eliminating media compatibility issues. With WinDVD HD, the viewing experience is further enhanced with a mixture of unprecedented audio effects, including Dolby® surround sound and DTS(TM)-HD audio support for the highest-quality audio performance available.
"We're very proud that WinDVD HD meets Toshiba's high qualification standards and are honored that it will be delivering high-definition video playback for the industry's first HD DVD laptop computer," said Steve Ro, InterVideo CEO and President. "The work we did in refining WinDVD HD's high-speed decoding process and next-generation content navigation capabilities will provide Qosmi G30 notebook users with a whole new level of audio/video enjoyment."
Designed to let users move easily between computing tasks and multimedia applications, Toshiba's Qosmi G30 notebook PCs provide the power and performance users need in a high-end audio-video computer that can also be used as a home entertainment center. In addition to providing playback of HD DVD content on a single-sided 15GB or double-sided 30GB disc at a maximum bit rate of 36.55 Mbps, the new Qosmio can read and write to current DVD and CD discs, including DVD+/-R DL (dual-layer) media.
The new Qosmio is equipped with a 17-inch diagonal widescreen, full-HD liquid crystal display which supports 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution and the ability to playback HD DVD content (1920 x 1080 pixel). An HDMI output is also included that allows the PC to be hooked up to an HDTV and to act as the video source for a large-sized TVs or home theater projectors.
InterVideo's WinDVD playback engine is incorporated in over 125 million installations worldwide for both personal computer and consumer electronics devices. InterVideo's DVD playback engine is available for licensing to OEMs, system integrators and platform builders in PC, CE set-top boxes, handheld mobile devices, and video game consoles.
About InterVideo, Inc.
InterVideo is a leading provider of integrated digital and high-definition multimedia and audio/video content solutions in the PC, CE and wireless industries. The company's broad suite of integrated multimedia software products are designed to enhance the consumer's entertainment experience, whether the content is delivered to a home system, HDTV set, wireless system, mobile or personal multimedia device. InterVideo's unique iMobi(TM) multimedia codec technologies are widely used by Smartphones, GPS units and portable entertainment device OEMs and ODMs to enhance music and video enjoyment...any place, anytime. The firm's worldwide headquarters is at 46430 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA, 510-651-0888, InterVideo also has major offices in Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China and around the globe. For more information, visit www.intervideo.com.