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DVD Movies on Your PC? Have Fun Trying to Get Comfortable Within Squinting Distance Without Blowing Your Speakers

X10's DVD Anywhere(TM) Kit Inexpensive Solution for Home Entertainment

SEATTLE, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- X10.com (www.x10.com/pressroom4.htm), the first manufacturer to develop a way to use the existing A/C wiring in your home to automatically control your lights and appliances, has now figured out a way for you to easily enjoy DVD movies from your PC on any TV in your home. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/1999/0804/X10LOGO )

It just does not make sense to buy a computer with a DVD drive and then crowd the family around the typical 15-inch PC monitor. Did you really spend all that money to squint to see the best parts of the movie? Is that really what you pictured in your mind? What makes it even worse is the fact that you have to be quiet to even hear the soundtrack, the result of speakers with only a few watts of power. Did you really picture distorted sound? With the DVD Anywhere Kit, you can just kick back and enjoy your favorite movies in comfort and style.

The DVD Anywhere Kit sends the audio and video from the DVD movie to the TV using 2.4-gigahertz wireless signals. A simple two-step process is all you need. Step one: plug the transmitter into the back of your PC. Step two: plug the receiver into the back of your favorite TV. Now you can experience DVD quality from any TV up to 100 feet away from your PC. You might be saying to yourself, ``Great idea, but I'm not thrilled about having to leave my seat to pause, fast forward, or rewind.'' Fear not my friend. The wireless MouseREMOTE, included in the kit, controls the DVD movie in your PC and also acts as a universal remote for operating your VCR, satellite, cable, etc. The entire system takes only minutes to setup and can be programmed to operate other X10 products such as ActiveHome.

``Hmmm, I have to decide whether I want to struggle through my favorite movies on my PC screen or enjoy them in surround sound on my big screen in a room large enough to comfortably seat my entire family,'' said Alex Peder, president of X10 (USA) retail sales division. ``That's a tough one. NOT! Go with the DVD Anywhere and feel good about your purchase again.''

DVD Anywhere Components

Video Transmitter - The video transmitter takes the audio and a video signal from the DVD drive in your computer and transmits them on a 2.4-gigahertz radio signal up to 100 feet, one-third the length of a football field.
Video Receiver - The video receiver decodes the 2.4-gigahertz radio signal into a TV format and outputs that signal to your TV.
MouseREMOTE - The MouseRemote is programmed by the user to wirelessly operate the DVD player software and also functions as a universal remote. The MouseRemote can also control household lights and appliances with X10's best selling ActiveHome kit.

Availability

The DVD Anywhere Kit is now available at www.x10.com or by calling 800-675-3044.

About X10.com

Based in Seattle, X10.com is a division of privately held X10 Ltd., the world leader in design and manufacture of proprietary home control, entertainment and security technology products for over 20 years. To date, X10 has shipped well over one hundred million units of home control products worldwide. X10 has received numerous consumer and industry awards. X10.com sells and promotes X10 products direct to the consumer through its web site at http://www.x10.com. Recently, Media Metrix has ranked X10 as a top one hundred e-commerce Web site based on traffic and sales.

CONTACT: Jeff Denenholz, Director of Public Relations of X10.com, 206-241-3287, or jeff@x10.com.