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ATI Announces New Graphics Card

ATI Technologies on Monday announced a new graphics card. The ATI All-In-Wonder X1800 XL, which joins ATI’s Radeon X1800 series of multimedia video cards, is available now for $429.

The X1800 XL, said ATI, combines performance of the card’s graphics processor with Avivo video and display technologies to produce high definition TV display connectivity and 64 times as many colors than previous solutions. Features of this graphics card include a 500 MHz engine with 256 MB of memory, connector dongles which provide modular input and VGA plus DVI-I monitor output, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 support, FM broadcast reception and a TV tuner design with up to 125 channels.

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“ATI’s All-In-Wonder X1800 XL offers Media PC owners a richer and more entertaining experience,” said Paul Lypaczewski, Vice President and General Manager, Multimedia Business Unit, ATI Technologies. “We’re able to extend the true multimedia experience by including Adobe software to give users an unparalleled photo and video editing experience. Consumers will appreciate the features that Avivo offers such as easy connectivity to high definition televisions while delivering more vibrant and technically more accurate images. All-In-Wonder X1800 XL is the best solution on the market for the ultimate Media PC experience.”

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