THE ULTIMATE GAMING PLATFORM NVIDIA-based Media Center PCs and notebooks not only deliver a complete digital entertainment solution, but also provide the ultimate gaming platform, so you can play your game the way it’s meant to be played.
HARDWARE SUPPORT TO PLAY THE HOTTEST NVIDIA FORCEWARE UNIFIED DRIVER GAMES ARCHITECTURE Built on the foundation of GeForce FX and The ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) GeForce FX Go GPUs, the NVIDIA Media Center —a single driver architecture for all NVIDIA Product Suite delivers Microsoft DirectX® 9.0- products—ensures industry-leading class hardware to drive next-generation 3D compatibility, reliability, and performance with games and applications. Powered by the the hottest games. In addition, ForceWare’s NVIDIA® CineFX™ engine, GeForce FX and continuous performance and feature upgrades Imagine all your digital media—TV, pictures, home movies, music—all in one place, and GeForce FX Go GPUs enable cinematic effects mean that your Media Center PC or notebook accessible from a single remote control. The Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center beyond imagination—at unmatched speeds and powered by GeForce FX, GeForce FX Go, and Edition 2004 operating system combined with NVIDIA technology turns your home PC or resolutions—taking your graphics experiences NVIDIA nForce2 deliver the ultimate gaming notebook into an entertainment center, making it the most exciting Windows-based to a new level. platform. computer on the market today. IMMERSIVE SURROUND SOUND NVIDIA powers the Media Center experience by providing a comprehensive suite of With an NVIDIA nForce2-based Media Center PC products including: featuring NVIDIA SoundStorm audio you get an • NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX graphics processing units (GPUs) immersive gaming experience. Hear the roar of • NVIDIA GeForce FX Go mobile GPUs a Formula One racing car or the footsteps of • NVIDIA nForce™2 media and communications processors (MCPs) your enemy creeping up behind you in Dolby ™ Digital 5.1 surround sound. • NVIDIA ForceWare software featuring custom Media Center controls • NVIDIA MCE TV PCI tuner card NVIDIA Media Center Product Suite NVIDIA is the technology provider of choice for Media Center Edition PCs and notebooks GAMING FEATURES —powering Media Center-based systems shipping today from companies such as ABS, • GeForce FX, GeForce FX Go – DirectX 9.0 Support • NVIDIA SoundStorm Alienware, CyberPower, Gateway, HP, iBuyPower, Toshiba, ViewSonic, and more. With an • NVIDIA ForceWare UDA – Compatibility. Reliability. NVIDIA–based Media Center system, users get stunning, high-quality video, immersive Performance. audio, high-resolution photo quality, and the ultimate gaming platform. Combined with • The Way It’s Meant To Be Played Compatibility NVIDIA’s proven Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) users are ensured compatibility, stability, and reliability with all of today’s latest and greatest applications and peripherals.
THE WAY IT’S MEANT TO BE PLAYED Powering the hottest games. Delivering stunning cinematic graphics: There’s a good reason why NVIDIA is the platform of choice for PC gamers worldwide. Look for the “NVIDIA®: The way it’s meant to be played™” seal on games and Media Center PCs and notebooks for the ultimate “install-and-play” experience.
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Product Suite AN IMMERSIVE AUDIO EXPERIENCE Powering the World’s Best Media Center PCs Microsoft Media Center Edition makes it easy to organize and play digital music on your home PC or notebook. With the NVIDIA Media Center Product Suite powering your Media Center system, you can be sure that you won’t miss a beat of your favorite song or a whispered line in a beloved film classic. STUNNING, HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO STUNNING DIGITAL AUDIO FOR MOVIES AND MUSIC Leveraging powerful technology, NVIDIA has made investments in its Media Center NVIDIA Media Center Product Suite AUDIO FEATURES By plugging your home theater system into the S/PDIF implementation to ensure the highest quality consumer viewing experience for television, • NVIDIA nForce2 S/PDIF Connector connector on an NVIDIA nForce2-based Media Center PC • NVIDIA SoundStorm DVDs, and home movies. ™ • NVIDIA nForce2 USB 2.0 and FireWire Connectors featuring NVIDIA SoundStorm audio technology, you have the ability to playback your favorite MP3 tunes or watch DEDICATED HARDWARE FOR CRISP VIDEO QUALITY CUSTOM MEDIA CENTER CONTROLS DVDs in Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound. The NVIDIA Media Center Product Suite features NVIDIA ForceWare provides custom settings for Media hardware MPEG-2 encoding through the NVIDIA MCE TV Center systems. These settings allow users to control BUILT-IN CONNECTIVITY PCI tuner card. Unlike software encode-based solutions the color scheme, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, NVIDIA nForce2-based Media Center PCs feature USB 2.0 that rely on the CPU, NVIDIA’s dedicated hardware gamma, and digital vibrance of live TV and DVDs all from and FireWire connections so you can quickly download your solution ensures uninterrupted quality of service for a the simple-to-use Microsoft Media Center remote control. favorite MP3 tunes to an external MP3 player. superior TV viewing experience. The combination of HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL MEDIA CONNECTIONS integrated hardware decoders and a dedicated NVIDIA video processing engine (VPE) in the GeForce FX and The NVIDIA Media Center Product Suite makes creating, GeForce FX Go GPUs delivers the highest quality DVD, outputting, and viewing digital videos easy. With high- video, and display output available in the market today. speed FireWire connectors, you can hook your NVIDIA nForce2-based Media Center PC up to a digital video EXTENDED COLOR SUPPORT DRIVERS camera to input footage for home video editing. With extended color support drivers, NVIDIA ForceWare delivers a full range of dynamic color, avoiding the loss of blacks and whites that commonly occurs when converting between video and standard computer monitors. By offering the full spectrum of color, NVIDIA color space conversion preserves the original color fidelity of video information for a richer, truer viewing HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTO QUALITY experience. NVIDIA Media Center Microsoft Media Center Edition makes it a snap to organize, find, and view your Product Suite favorite pictures. With a long history of multimedia innovations, NVIDIA brings its VIDEO FEATURES • GeForce FX, GeForce FX Go VPE award-winning GeForce display architecture, NVIDIA nForce2 connectivity, and and On-Chip MPEG-2 Decoding Forceware software enhanced color controls to Media Center PCs for the highest • NVIDIA MCE TV – PCI Hardware MPEG-2 Encode TV Tuner Board quality photo viewing. • NVIDIA nForce2 FireWire Connectors AWARD-WINNING DISPLAY ARCHITECTURE NVIDIA DIGITAL VIBRANCE CONTROL • ForceWare Extended Color Support ® ™ Drivers Built on the award-winning GeForce display architecture, ForceWare features NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control • ForceWare Custom Media Center GeForce FX and GeForce FX Go GPUs bring high-quality technology with special color control settings so you Control Settings RAMDACs to Media Center PCs for crisp image quality can adjust the levels of digital vibrance, brightness, and high-resolution photo presentations. contrast, and gamma in your photos. DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICE CONNECTIVITY NVIDIA nForce2-based Media Center PCs feature USB NVIDIA Media Center Product Suite PHOTO FEATURES 2.0 connectors to allow you to quickly hook up your • Award-Winning GeForce Display Architecture digital camera to easily access all of your pictures. • NVIDIA nForce2 USB 2.0 Connectors • NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control