PC-DVD Encore 6x
Creative Labs

Introduction

DVD is becoming more and more somewhat of a standard in new computers, for example if you're one of those who buy a computer by brand, say Gateway 2000 and Dell, you would surely get a DVD-player built in as standard. For those who wants a DVD-player later on there are these upgrade kits, as this one from Creative. Many movies are released on DVD, and that's probably the first thing you think of when you hear DVD. There are games as well, not that the actual game is on DVD but all the movie sequences and sound (all Dolby Digital), such as Lander.

Product Specifications:

Creative PC-DVD 6X drive:

• Maximum transfer rate of 8.1MB/second (6x) for DVD-ROM data and 3,600KB/second (24x) for CD-ROM data
• Average access times of 120ms (CD) and 180ms (DVD)
• 512KB integrated buffer memory
• Supports DVD-ROM, DVD-R, CD-Audio, CD-I, CD Extra, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD®, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-Video
• Front panel controls for stereo headphone jack, volume, and eject/stop
• Front-loading tray mechanism
• Horizontal and vertical installation and operation
• Internal design
• CD-ROM data capacity of 748MB (mode 2) and 656MB (mode 1)
• DVD-ROM data capacity of:
      1-layer disc: 4.7GB per side
      2-layer disc: 8.5GB per side

Creative Dxr3 Decoder Board:

• Creative® Dxr™3 Decoder Board:
  DynamicXtended Resolution™ (Dxr3) picture-enhancement technology for playback of high-definition video with smoother full-screen video images
• 6-tap filtering and scaling techniques virtually eliminates combing effects and artifacts
• Onboard connectors for audio output to sound card and audio input from PC-DVD drive
• Back panel connectors for AC-3® coaxial S/PDIF out, Dolby® Digital surround Line Out, VGA output, VGA input, and S-Video output
• Output MPEG and DVD 1.0 video at up to 30 frames/second (NTSC) or 24 frames/second (PAL)
• Playback Dolby Digital (AC-3) 5.1 channel audio*; stereo audio (downmixed from 5.1 channel, Dolby Digital audio), linear PCM audio, and MPEG audio (Video CD)
• TV output includes support for:
  • - NTSC at 640x400 and 600x400 at 60Hz
  • - PAL at 640x480 and 800x600 at 50Hz
  • - Composite and S-video signals
• Supports Windows resolution setting of up to 1600 x 1200 at 32-bit color and 85Hz refresh rate
• Video overlay implementation

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