ATI Launches AIW 9000 pro in Europe!

[rbV5]

Holy Schinkees! Read it Here.

MARKHAM, Ontario - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) today announced that ATI's ALL-IN-WONDER® multimedia graphics cards will be available in Europe from Media Markt. ATI's newest multimedia graphics card, ALL-IN-WONDER® 9000 PRO, is powered by the new RADEON? 9000 PRO graphics chip setting the standard for the highest performance in the mainstream market.

ALL-IN-WONDER 9000 PRO offers the following features:
ATI's MULTIMEDIA CENTER software provides, and enhanced TV-ON-DEMAND? personal video recorder (PVR) for instant replays, pausing live TV or recording live broadcasts for later viewing;
TRANSPARENT TV? - Allows for translucent viewing of TV and video file playback;
ATI's THEATER? 200 - Provides exceptional video and stereo audio quality viewing during live TV and video input and capture -- all based on technologies from ATI's digital television research and development;
RADEON? 9000 PRO (video processor unit) and 64MB (megabyte) DDR memory - Designed for advanced 3D graphics and gaming;
VIDEOSHADERS? - Uses programmable pixel shader technology to accelerate video processing and provide better-looking visuals;
FULLSTREAM? - Based on innovative VIDEOSHADER technology in RADEON 9000 PRO, it removes blocky artifacts from streaming video and provides sharper image quality and greater scalability;
Stereo TV-tuner with 125 channels;
Analog video capture and editing in MPEG-2 format at up to 720x480x30 fps NTSC and 720x576x25 fps PAL/Secam.; and
Support for DirectX® 8.1 pixel shaders and OpenGL®.


ATI's product line is getting HUGE! I hope they can handle all this....only a matter of time before they launch over here!

 

[AnAndAustin]

Fantastic! The Rad9000PRO AIW should certainly be far and away the best thing since sliced bread. Great 3D perf, features, image quality, TVout, DVD playback and all the AIW goodness. Radeons have tended to be aburdly priced outside the US and Canada, but hopefully the Rad9000 and 9700 series of cards will be a little more intelligently priced.

Now all we need are firm plans for a PCI version of Rad9000, I know there's a ton of people lined up and patiently waiting for that one to see the light of day LOL! Oh and Rad9500, it's about time the people had a card which can truly rival the GF4TI cards, Radeons own the entry level and top-end of the market at the mo but there's a gaping hole in the middle

 

[Mingon]

Now all we need are firm plans for a PCI version of Rad9000

what this, already got my order in

 

[rbV5]

Radeons own the entry level and top-end of the market at the mo but there's a gaping hole in the middle

Expect some news on that front very soon...my birdy's tell me there aren't many 8500 chips left

 

[AnAndAustin]

Great! Rad9000 PCI, Rad9000 AIW and it may even be that ATI are following in nVidia's footsteps and waiting for the Rad8500/GF3TI500 cards to sell off or adjust in price before unveiling the Rad9500/GF4TI4200. Of course Rad9000 cards are largely inferior to Rad8500 but then Rad9000 should settle in to Rad7500 pricing, ATI will have some hugely great all-round products in Rad9000, Rad9500 and Rad9700 and if they can get their global pricing strategy sorted it's great news for all consumers!