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PURE Digital has also dropped the price of the SonicXplosion soundcard,
which features the same excellent hardware as SonicXplosion DVD but without
the extensive software package, from £59.99 to just £39.99 (UK RRP, inc.
VAT).

Says Jag Mann, Product Manager, Multivision: "SonicXplosion and
SonicXplosion DVD offer Multivision customers the complete PC digital audio
experience, with 5.1 surround sound output for extreme gaming and home
cinema, and great music making features. Being the first PC sound card to
offer the latest home cinema technologies, it's both comprehensive and
cutting edge, which we have come to expect from VideoLogic products."

Movies
Unlike other sound cards, SonicXplosion DVD includes full 6-channel Dolby
Digital decoding in the box via its fully featured Intervideo WinDVD 4
player. As well as Dolby Digital - the DVD audio standard - SonicXplosion
DVD features full support for Dolby Headphone, which lets users experience
the surround sound effects from Dolby Digital DVD movies over any
conventional stereo headphones;
Dolby Pro Logic II, which provides 5.1 channels of surround sound from any
stereo source; and DTS, the high quality sound format for DVD and DTS Audio
CDs.

Key Audio Features
SonicXplosion DVD provides broad support for in-game surround sound
including EAX 1.0/2.0(tm) and enables both digital optical input and output
for digital audio creativity. A huge selection of full-featured software
applications is included for music creation and playback, MP3 music, power
gaming and more including the stunning new Storm Music Studio 2.0 from
Arturia. SonicXplosion DVD features up to six discrete output channels for
movies, music and games; a powerful MIDI engine with high-quality 8 MB
sample set; 64 hardware voices and up to 976 software voices; support for
all popular audio standards, including DTS, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Pro
Logic II, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, EAX, Sensaura, A3D and DLS.

Wide Range of Software Included
SonicXplosion DVD also sets a new standard for bundled software with over a
dozen full applications and numerous demo, freeware and shareware programs
including: the full six-channel version of Intervideo WinDVD; VideoLogic
JetAudio v4.83 (full version); Arturia Storm 2.0 (full version); VideoLogic
Internet Telephone (full version); and an extensive selection of additional
software.

Digital Music
SonicXplosion DVD offers a wealth of features for desktop music production,
turning the PC into a pro-quality music and sound editing system with
features including: super low-noise analogue circuitry for better than -97db
signal to noise ratio; 18-bit A-D converter for high resolution recording;
six 20-bit D-A converters for high precision playback; a 10-band hardware
graphic equalizer; an 8 MB DLS-compatible wavetable synthesizer; and support
for an optional GS-compatible digital wavetable daughter board.
SonicXplosion DVD's on-board optical digital output also allows CD audio,
MP3, and other digital music files to be transferred to MiniDisc or DAT in a
pure digital format at 48 kHz. The optical digital input accepts digital
streams at 32, 44.1 or 48 kHz for maximum versatility.

3D Technology
In addition to providing up to six output channels, SonicXplosion DVD
supports the major 3D audio standards. Using Sensaura's key technologies -
Multidrive, MacroFX and EnviromentFX - SonicXplosion DVD accelerates
DirectSound3D, A3D and EAX 1.0/2.0, reducing the load on the PC CPU and
freeing it to handle faster game play and sharper AI. SonicXplosion DVD
features per-channel speaker test and speaker positioning control for
surround sound optimisation.

Connectivity
SonicXplosion DVD offers a broad range of connectivity features including
optical digital in and out, three line-outs for 2, 4 or 6 speaker system
connection, switchable line in / amplified headphone-out, mic in (dynamic /
condenser mono mic in with +20 db or +40 db gain), and MIDI/joystick
interface (on additional backplate). As many users now have multiple optical
drives in their PCs, two uncoupled CD inputs are provided.

The optical digital input of SonicXplosion DVD can be synchronized to 32,
44.1 and 48kHz and full status information, like whether the stream is copy
protected, is available from the software control panel. The digital output
keeps connected to the outside world at 48kHz and lets users connect to DAT,
MiniDisc or other equipment. Used with the WinDVD software the digital
output can provide Dolby Digital and DTS data streams to a dedicated
external decoder if the user prefers not to decode those surround sound
formats directly on the PC.

SonicXplosion DVD is backed up by the very best in free lifetime support
including: technical support hotlines, Internet based support, and a
five-year hardware warranty.

Editor's Notes

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acknowledged.

About Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies Group plc is an international IP licensing company
that develops, licenses and supplies market-leading graphics/video cores,
real-time DSP-enabled multithreaded processors, communication and broadcast
technologies for the consumer entertainment and PC markets. It supplies both
licensable IP (Intellectual Property) and related advanced development tools
to leading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies worldwide.
Imagination Technologies Group plc has its corporate headquarters in the
United Kingdom and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange
(FTSE:IMG). See: www.imgtec.com .

About PURE Digital
PURE Digital - a division of Imagination Technologies - produces a range of
innovative, award-winning products in the consumer entertainment and PC
markets. The product range today addresses areas including digital radio;
digital home audio; PC graphics / video and audio; and in the future will
extend to digital video for TV / DVD and wireless LAN for effective digital
media distribution in the home. PURE Digital also designs and licenses
advanced production-ready systems for consumer electronics, arcade, gaming
and hi-fi companies.
See: www.pure-digital.com .