S1Digital Enables the Digital Home Theater Experience

By NEWS RELEASE | July 6th, 2005

S1Digital LLC, a builder of premium home entertainment solutions announces the launch of two high-end media centers – the Media Center Platinum HDTV Edition and Media Center Gold Edition.

Both Media Centers offer customers access to the latest digital media features available today, such as:

• Digital Video Recording (with the Platinum HDTV Edition allowing for OTA HDTV and 2 SD recordings simultaneously)
• Up-scaling DVD player
• DVD playback from hard disk (DVD Jukebox) thanks to “My Movies.”*
• Digital music jukebox
• Internet radio, and music and movie downloads
• 7.1 channel audio
• Digital photos
• CD/DVD burner
• HDTV gaming
• Xbox 360 ready
• One box that fits in perfectly with other home theater equipment

* S1Digital does not provide any means to rip DVDs and S1Digital does not support piracy of any kind.

“The launch of S1Ditgital’s Media Centers means that audio and videophiles can now really appreciate the benefits of digital entertainment in their homes. From HDTV recording, to up-scaling DVD player, to digital sound and access to online digital media download services (including movies), customers have complete control over when, where and how they watch and listen to their content. Our media centers help focus your media and enable you to be totally absorbed into whatever movie or soundtrack that you’re watching or listening.” – Paul Heitlinger, S1Digital founder.

In addition, S1Digital has partnered with RipDigital to enable customers to purchase their Media Centers with all their music ripped and pre-loaded. S1Digital also offers the IOData LinkPlayer2, a network DVD player that allows customers to playback all their content, including recorded HDTV, from S1Digital’s Media Centers in another room.

S1Digital is different from other Media Center offerings because they offer a complete digital media solution. They don’t market their Media Centers as highend PCs (which they are under the hood), but rather the digital entertainment devices that they are. S1Digital partners with other solution providers to ensure that their customers receive the best possible entertainment experience both at home or outside home. S1Digital also offer in-home installation and support (in NY/NJ for now). For information, please visit www.s1digital.com.

The Platinum HDTV Edition technical specs include:

• Windows Media Center Edition 2005
• Pentium 4 640 processor (3.2GHz)
• Home theater component case
• 1GB RAM
• 320GB SATA drive (with option of additional drive)
• Wireless 802.11g
• Remote control, keyboard & mouse
• DVD+DL Drive
• 6600GT video
• Dual SD capture cards (Hauppauge 500MCE)
• Single OTA HDTV capture card (Fusion 5 lite)
• Memory card reader.

The Gold Edition technical specs include:

• Windows Media Center Edition 2005
• Pentium 4 630 processor (3.0GHz)
• Slim home theater component case
• 512MB RAM
• 250GB SATA drive (with option of additional drive)
• Remote control, keyboard & mouse
• DVD+DL Drive
• 6600 video
• SD capture card (Hauppauge 150MCE)
• Option of additional SD capture to allow watching/recording of two programs simultaneously.

All of S1Digital’s Media Centers are upgradeable and will be able to take advantage of new technologies as they become available.