LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- 2007 International CES -- Quartics, Inc., the premier provider of video processing solutions to enable streaming media over wireless and wired networks, and CinemaNow (www.CinemaNow.com), the leading Internet provider of downloadable videos, today announced they are collaborating to bring CinemaNow content beyond the personal computer. Quartics' PC2TV(tm) solution will enable consumers to wirelessly watch CinemaNow's video-on-demand titles on the display of their choice -- a television, monitor, or projector.
Until now, viewing content downloaded from the Internet on a television was complicated and presented an obstacle to consumers, slowing the growth of online video-on-demand. Quartics PC2TV is a simple solution to bridge the gap for consumers between their PCs and TVs. Quartics and select OEMS are demonstrating PC2TV with CinemaNow content at the 2007 International CES, Jan. 8-11 in Las Vegas.
Safi Qureshey, chairman and CEO of Quartics, said, "In today's digital era consumers can find any content on the Internet, but have been restricted to our laptops or personal computers. With PC2TV, consumers can experience true on-demand media content in real time without any wires, making it as easy to place-shift content as it is to access online content. We are very excited to be working with CinemaNow to bring its extensive catalogue of online content off the personal computer and to a consumers' choice of display."
Quartics' PC2TV chip is a comprehensive media processing system that fits into a hardware adapter and plugs into the video input line of a television, monitor, or projector. Quartics PC2TV technology enables consumers instant access to CinemaNow content on their own big screen, providing consumers with the immediacy they want on any display. Users simply plug a hardware adapter into the video input line and within a matter of seconds the PC is able to project rich quality video and audio to the screen of choice. No other solution on the market offers this degree of elegance or ease-of-use in liberating PC-resident content.
"CinemaNow has been delivering movies over the Internet for seven years, and until recently technology has not enabled consumers to easily view that content on their TV's," said Curt Marvis, CEO of CinemaNow. "With Quartics, our customers will be able to view our downloadable movies and television shows in real-time on their TVs."
As the leading destination for the authorized distribution of feature films and video on the Internet, CinemaNow offers Hollywood movies and popular TV shows via several viewing models. In addition to Burn to DVD, CinemaNow offers content for download-to-own or pay-per-view purchase as well as content to stream for free. As with all CinemaNow downloads, customers can start watching the video in as little as 30 seconds or they can download the file and watch it anytime, anywhere on their PC or laptop.
About CinemaNow
CinemaNow, Inc. (www.CinemaNow.com) is the leading Internet provider of premium on-demand and download and burn movies and video content. CinemaNow legally offers downloads of more than 4,000 feature-length films, television programs and music concerts from more than 250 licensors including 20th Century Fox, ABC News, A&E, Disney, HDNet, Lionsgate, MGM, Miramax, NBC Universal, Paramount, Sony, Sundance Channel and Warner Bros. Founded in 1999, CinemaNow counts EchoStar, Index Holdings, Menlo Ventures, Transcosmos, Microsoft, Lionsgate, Cisco Systems and Blockbuster as investors.
About Quartics
Quartics leverages breakthrough semiconductor architectural advantages to provide dominant media processing and media extension solutions for laptop computer and display markets. The company's codec- and transport-agnostic semiconductors enable the flawless transmission of video and audio for wireless PC2TV, wireless monitors, PC tuner cards, docking stations, wireless projectors, HD-networked PVRs, and video conferencing. In addition, Quartics provides OEMs and ODMs with complete, low-cost, easy-to-use solutions that they can quickly take to market-including systems on chips (SoCs), software, modules, and reference designs. For more information please visit www.quartics.com.
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