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The Xtasy™ Theater 550 Pro™ MCE Edition with Remote Control allows you to view and record your favorite programming, music, home video right on your PC. Simply plug in any audio/video device through RCA/composite, coaxial cable or s-video -- connect your TV to your video card and your home theater is ready to roll.

Combined with the versatility of Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition software, the Xtasy Theater 550 Pro MCE Edition delivers unprecedented digital home entertainment within Microsoft’s familiar and intuitive system environment all at the touch of a button thanks to the included Remote Control. The Xtasy™ Theater 550 Pro™ provides crisp images and clear audio with the most advanced connectivity available. The Theater 550 Pro™ features the highly integrated ATI® Theater 550 chip with 128-bit video decoder, Dolby Digital® 2.0 Audio and MPEG-2 Video encoding with advanced rate control. The Xtasy™ Theater 550 Pro™ provides lightning quick connectivity with reduced power consumption.

Beyond Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition Transforms your PC into the Ultimate Home Theater System.

Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition delivers a powerful yet familiar way to enjoy all of your digital entertainment – photos, music, TV, home videos, radio and a world of applications and services, all designed for easy viewing whether your sitting in front of a Windows desktop or across the room with a remote control. Or, plug your TV into your PC’s graphics card and make for the ultimate in home theater systems. Store, share and enjoy your photos, music, home video and recorded programming right on your PC- all at the touch of a button.

Record nearly any audio/video device with the Xtasy™ Theater 550 Pro.

ATI's "Purple Box®" lets you connect personal video, gaming consoles and more -- virtually any device with an S-Video, RCA/Composite or Coaxial Connection. The Theater 550 Pro™ even lets you timeshift FM Radio.

Connects to your tv!
Simply connect your TV to your computer's video card.* You're now ready to watch recorded programming or watch as you record! Easily find and select shows to record using the TV guide or do a search by title or keyword.


System Requirements
• Intel® Pentium® 4, III or AMD® Athlon® CPU's
• CPU running at 800MHz or higher
• Super VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
• Microsoft Windows® XP SP2 or
XP Media Center Edition
• DirectX® 9 Video Card
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• 256MB system RAM
• 90MB available hard disk space
• One available PCI slot
• Cable TV signal or amplified antenna
• Internet Connection to download program guide data
• Sound card and speakers

Features
• 125 Channel TV tuner with stereo audio
• 5-line 2D comb filter
• Uses ATI's Theater™ 550 Pro ASIC
- 3D Comb Filter
- Hardware Noise Reduction Algorithm
- Hardware MPEG-2 720x480 compression
• 16MB DDR memory
• External audio-video inputs
• PCI bus interface
• IR Remote Control
• IR receiver
• IR Blaster

Included in the box

• Theater 550 Pro TV Tuner PCI
• ATI “purple box” Audio video capture unit
• Infrared Remote Control
• Infrared Remote Receiver
• Infrared Blaster (IR Blaster)
• S-Video cable
• FM antenna
• Installation CD / Manual
• SnapStream Beyond Media and Beyond TV Subscriber Edition