| JUNE 8-14, 2002 |
pg. 6 Pioneer's PureVision Lures 3rd Party Mfrs. Multiple manufacturers are launching expansion boards for use with the open architecture expansion slot on Pioneer Electronics' (Booth 23069) PureVision plasma displays. The expansion slot was developed to enable third-party manufacturers to create mountable expansion boards, thereby increasing the future capabilities of Pioneer's plasma displays with new emerging technologies. System integrators and end-users could be offered numerous expansion boards for high definition, video wall processing, wireless enabling, touch-screen capability and multi-PC functionality. Aurora Multimedia, ADTEC, Altinex and VideoWalls USA are among the manufacturers developing distinctive expansion boards that will be available this year. Both Pioneer's 43-inch PDP-433CMX and 50- inch PDP-503CMX plasma displays offer the open architecture expansion slot which is compatible with DVI, FireWire (1394), TCP/IP and any other analog or digital data signal available now or in the future. The expansion slot allows for the addition or removal of various boards, providing end-users the ability to future-proof their investment as users' needs and technology changes. pg.11 Adtec edje-DVD Exceeds PC Solutions Adtec's (Booth 7086) edje-DVD is a hard drive-based digital video player and a network appliance including a DVD drive for disconnected data management. Designed for integration into global multimedia networks or disconnected locations, it facilitates dynamic MPEG and Bitmap audiovisual presentations without the use of a personal computer. The built-in On Screen Display (OSD) feature facilitates rendered 24-Bit BMP overlays up to full screen resolution with alpha blending supporting NTSC and PAL. The OSD crawl feature facilitates a scrolling text message that greatly increases the impact of the MPEG playback. OSD images and MPEG media can be linked to facilitate concur-rent playback within a single event. In addition to miniature size, embedded technology and multitude of presentation features, the edje-DVDtm offers reliability and performance that far exceeds PC solutions. pg. 34 Quick Hits Adtec is at Booth 7086 introducing the tiny giant in Real Time MPEG Encoding (RTE) technology. Supporting both DVB and IP platforms, the edje-2000 provides all the amenities of encoders costing 10 times its price and eight times it size. |