All in Wonder is baaack !!

[terrybear]

Again while viewing fudzilla I read something that alot of ati all in wonder fans will be liking :)

" AMD has announced that it is resurrecting its All-in-Wonder series, this time as a high-definition piece of hardware called ATI All-in-Wonder HD.

Based on the derived RV635 (HD 3650) core made in 55nm technology, this PCI-Express 2.0 capable card comes with 120 stream processors, and works at 725MHz for the core and 600MHz for DDR2 memory paired up with a 128-bit memory interface.

This single slot multimedia beast can receive analog (NTSC), digital/HDTV (ATSC) and unencrypted digital cable (ClearQAM) signals with time shifting functionality. As every other tuner card out there, ATI's new AIW is capable of receiving FM radio station signal.

Beside the coaxial port, the card also comes with a single dual-link DVI and an HDMI port capable of passing the video and a 5.1 channel digital surround audio. The new AIW will also come with an ATI AIW HD Accessory kit which gives additional connectivity options, but this one might be sold separately. "

pic of card & price in the link tot he post:

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8140&Itemid=1

[willy]

http://www.fudzilla.com/images/stories/2008/June/General%20news/ati_aiwhd_1.jpg
http://www.fudzilla.com/images/stories/2008/June/General%20news/ati_aiwhd_2.jpg

[willy]

More info (aka rumors :)) ...

The PCI Express 2.0-based All-in-Wonder HD card, meanwhile, includes unified decoder technology for hardware-accelerated Blu-ray playback, and records and captures both HDTV and analog signals using ATI Theater 650 Pro hardware MPEG-2 encoding. Dual DVI connectors are included, and HDMI support has also been added. HDCP support, however, has apparently not been included.

AMD's Catalyst Media Center provides a front end to scheduling recordings, while a second bundled AMD LIVE! "Entertainment Suite CD" allows a user to access the DVR capabilities over the Internet with a broadband connection.

[renhui]

Nice to see it's back.
I had an ATI AIW 9700Pro and AIW X800 XT back in the days when I still had my desktop.

[willy]

Another 'big' news ...

The AIW HD will be available in the United States in July under the ATI, Diamond and VisionTek brands for U.S. $199. No Canadian announcement was made and Digital Home does not expect one in the near future. In the past, ATI refused to sell the cards in Canada, citing the lack of over-the-air digital signals in this country.

Source : http://www.digitalhome.ca/content/view/2629/206/

[sulk]

Thats pretty nice that they have component inputs, not many consumer cards have component.

[nastrand]

More info (aka rumors :)) ...

The PCI Express 2.0-based All-in-Wonder HD card, meanwhile, includes unified decoder technology for hardware-accelerated Blu-ray playback, and records and captures both HDTV and analog signals using ATI Theater 650 Pro hardware MPEG-2 encoding. Dual DVI connectors are included, and HDMI support has also been added. HDCP support, however, has apparently not been included.

AMD's Catalyst Media Center provides a front end to scheduling recordings, while a second bundled AMD LIVE! "Entertainment Suite CD" allows a user to access the DVR capabilities over the Internet with a broadband connection.

Aw jeez... I was hoping that there would be some form of HDCP support when I checked out that link in the first post... :(

[Silver Bullet]

Aw jeez... I was hoping that there would be some form of HDCP support when I checked out that link in the first post... :(

Without HDCP support is pretty much worthless IMO :(

[blainehamilton]

I was thinking this would be the best aio card for an htpc, but not including hdcp pretty much makes it worthless...

ATI really shot themselves in the foot there.