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Creative and DTS Announce The Home Theater Connect DTS-610
The Only External Consumer Hardware Encoding Device that Enables Analog Transfer of Any Audio and DRM Content from the PC to the Digital Connection of a Home Entertainment Center
SINGAPORE - August 2, 2005 - Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF), a worldwide leader in digital entertainment solutions for PC users and the creator of Sound Blaster®, today announced a breakthrough in the convergence of the PC and the home entertainment center. The Home Theater Connect DTS-610, a standalone, self-powered encoder that easily connects a media center or standard PC to a multichannel consumer electronics receiver. With this simple digital connection, all audio from the PC, including multichannel and DRM-protected content, can be played back on a surround-sound home theater system. The Home Theater Connect DTS-610 will be available in September for US$99.99.
"Media center PCs are quickly becoming a necessary part of home theater systems, because of their ability to store and playback all types of content, including CDs, MP3s, DVDs, and downloaded movies. However, their limitations in handling DRM-protected content have kept media center PCs from blending seamlessly with the other components," said Steve Erickson, vice president of audio for Creative. "The Home Theater Connect DTS-610 removes these limitations and allows real-time DTS Interactive encoding of all audio content. DTS is widely regarded by audio aficionados to be the premium sound solution for home theaters, and we are excited to release the first product on the market with the new DTS Interactive encoding process."
DRM-protected content played on a PC, such as purchased MP3 files and DVD-Audio disks, require that the PC's digital audio output connector be shut off, thereby protecting the content from being copied. However, owners of the content who simply wanted to send the files to a multi-channel receiver for enjoyment on a home theater system were prevented from doing so because of this limitation. With the Home Theater Connect DTS-610, users are now able send the content through their Sound Blaster sound card's analog outputs and have it encoded in real time with DTS Interactive and digitally output to their home theater system.
The Home Theater Connect DTS-610 is the first stand-alone hardware product on the market to use the new DTS Interactive, a special real-time version of DTS encoding that offers the very best balance between performance and quality. With the Home Theater Connect DTS-610, all audio content, be it music, movies or PC games, can be encoded with the superior DTS Interactive technology.
"DTS is proud to once again announce an audio first with Creative, a long time DTS partner", said Brian Towne, senior vice president consumer/pro division at DTS. "Like DTS, Creative is known for adding exceptional consumer value and DTS is honored to bring yet another use of DTS technologies to market in partnership with such an outstanding company."
A previous solution for connecting a PC to a home theater system was to run an individual analog cable between the two for each stereo channel. In a 7.1 setup, that meant running 8 individual lines. Besides being cumbersome, that solution also tended to yield inconsistent results with regard to bass management. The Home Theater Connect DTS-610 requires only one thin cable to be run between the unit and the stereo receiver, even for multi-channel playback, with consistent playback every time.
Pricing and Availability
The Home Theater Connect DTS-610 will be available in September, for an estimated street price of US$99.99.
DTS-610 connects your Media Center or standard PC's audio to Home Theater System digitally via DTS Interactive technology. Playback DRM music, listen to your favourite CD, multichannel audio in movies and games with your Home Theater System. The only way to listen to DRM music from your PC to Home Theater System with a digital connection.
For Your Movies
No more mess when connecting your PC to the home theater system. Connect the bundled multi-channel cable from your PC to the DTS-610 and use a single optical or coaxial digital cable to connect with your home theater system.
For Your Music
Playback your favourite CD and stereo mp3 or multi-channel audio file in DTS format and enjoy high fidelity DTS surround sound with your home theater system, all in real time. Listen to DRM music with your PC with a digital connection to home theater.
For Your Games
Turn any PC game into an interactive DTS gaming experience. Get blown away by the awesome DTS surround sound when you connect your PC multi-channel audio to the DTS-610.
DTS Encoding - DTS Interactive
Supports interactive real time, discrete multi-channel interactive DTS encoding upto 5.1 channels
Low Latency of < 50ms
Supports DTS Bitstream
Two Operation Modes
2 modes selectable via push button
Encode: Convert analog input for DTS encoding
Bypass: Pass through Digital input for PCM or Compressed audio
COAXIAL/OPTICAL SPDIF I/O
Connects legacy devices with Coaxial I/O to devices with Optical I/O and vice versa.
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