ATI Delivers HDTV Reception to Hy-Tek

February 17, 2004 -- Hy-Tek, the manufacturer of innovative products for home and office, today announces that ATI’s new HDTV WONDER will be offered in Hy-Tek’s Tek Panel 300 HD and Tek Panel 370 HD, wide-screen all-in-one multimedia computers for home or office.

The Tek Panel 300 HD and Tek Panel 370 HD are “highly functional combinations of multimedia technology,” says John Bastian, president of Hy-Tek. “By adding the HDTV WONDER, we’ve created an unparalleled platform for entertainment by integrating all of the products people want in one unique unit.”

Crystal clear HDTV broadcasts can be enjoyed on the Tek Pane 300 HD and Tek Panel 370 HD with the new HDTV WONDER, allowing North American customers to tune in and watch high-definition television that is up to 5.5 times the pixels as standard TV, resulting in amazing picture quality.

The HDTV WONDER add-in video card receives both analog NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) and new ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) digital signals. In addition to analog cable support, HDTV WONDER allows consumers to experience free-to-air HDTV broadcasts without having to subscribe to expensive cable charges. HDTV WONDER offers the best advanced personal video recorder (PVR) on the PC today enabling consumers to watch, pause and record both analog and HDTV programs -- powerful features beyond the capabilities of most consumer and PC-based appliances today. Additionally, HDTV WONDER leverages the PC capabilities by offering the ability to archive favorite programs directly to DVD.

HDTV WONDER incorporates ATI’s own NXT2004 VSB/QAM receiver designed to receive off-air DTV signals in a wide variety of challenging terrestrial signal reception environments. NXT2004 integrates features such as advanced multipath cancellation, tuner control and all-digital carrier recovery circuitry that eliminates the need for any other external components.

To showcase the digital detail found in HDTV TV broadcasts, the Tek Panel 300 HD and Tek Panel 370 HD offer state-of-the-art 30 or 37-inch diagonal WXGA TFT/LCD, full-color, wide screen displays Contained in an ultra-thin 5” profile that can be either wall-mounted or free-standing, the Tek Panel 300 HD and Tek Panel 370 HD include a multi-function DVD and CD player, on-board digital VCR, a built-in 125 channel TV tuner, and premium Klipsch® multimedia sound—all operated by wireless remote keyboard with integrated mouse and an easy-to-use pop-up multimedia console.

The product is sold via the web, high-end consumer electronics channels and through VARs for $6,495 and $7,995. For more information or to order, visit www.tekpanel.com or call 1.800.835.7278.

SOURCE Hy-Tek