Looking for who said what in the sound world? Well there is no better place to find every audio related press release than 3DsoundSurge.!

SONICblue's GoVideo D2730 and Other Brands on View at CES

Zoran's advanced Vaddis DVD multimedia processor IC powers SONICblue's new Go-Video® D2730 Networked DVD player. Digital 5's Netplay DVD client technology is the Vaddis-compatible software that allows consumers to stream digital pictures, music and video clips stored on a personal computer into the living room to be played on a television or home theater system for a superior viewing and listening experience.

"Technology from Zoran and Digital 5 greatly enhances the performance of our Go-Video D2730 Networked DVD player," said Ed Brahchocki, vice president product marketing video and audio products, SONICblue(TM). "Through our partnerships with Zoran and Digital 5 we were able to produce a product that not only was selected for a 2003 Innovations Award but also contributes to our strategy of connecting people to their entertainment."

"The goal of our Netplay development effort and close collaboration with Zoran was to enable companies like SONICblue to create a new category of wirelessly networked products, offering completely new capabilities for their customers," said Ron Stevens, president and CEO, Digital 5, Inc. "The fulfillment of this goal is clearly in sight with the demonstration of Netplay client and server technology by over ten industry partners and potential customers at CES 2003."

"Zoran is pleased that our strategic collaboration with Digital 5 has enabled us to play an important role in helping SONICblue produce an award winning product. This new GoVideo DVD player is the first of many exciting new products expected to come to market over the next year," said Camillo Martino, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Zoran Corporation.

The Vaddis enables Dolby Digital and DTS outputs for high-quality surround sound applications and provides 10-bit video digital to analog conversion plus 27 megahertz advanced digital filtering for the best quality video output.

Digital 5's Netplay technology for DVD players is an "end to end" solution that combines DVD client software with a UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) powered PC server application for organizing and streaming digital audio, picture, and video content. Companies or press interested in discussing Digital 5's Netplay technology at CES 2003 should contact Andrea Sorace at 609-759-4204 to set up an appointment.

About SONICblue Incorporated

SONICblue is a leader in the converging Internet, digital media, entertainment and consumer electronics markets. Working with partners that include some of the biggest brands in consumer electronics, SONICblue creates and markets products that let consumers enjoy all the benefits of a digital home and connected lifestyle. SONICblue holds a focused technology portfolio that includes Rio® digital audio players; ReplayTV® personal television technology and software solutions; and Go-Video® integrated DVD+VCRs, Dual-Deck(TM) VCRs, and digital home theater systems.

About Digital 5 Incorporated

Digital 5, Inc. is an award-winning supplier of consumer electronics networking technology to premier silicon and consumer electronics companies. As the leading provider of complete software product designs for connected digital audio and video products. D5 brings fundamentally new capabilities to market for leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs). The Digital 5 ISOS (Integrating Software on Silicon) approach ensures low cost and feature rich product designs that translate quickly into the shipment of cutting edge, high volume consumer products.

About Zoran Corporation

Zoran Corporation, based in Santa Clara, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for applications in the growing consumer electronics markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio, video, and imaging applications. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD products and digital cameras have received recognition for excellence and are now in millions of homes worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.zoran.com or at 408-919-4111.

• NOTE: Zoran and Vaddis are trademarks of Zoran Corporation.
• Digital 5 and Netplay are trademarks of Digital 5, Inc.
• Go-Video, ReplayTV and Rio are trademarks of SONICblue Incorporated.

SONICblue and Dual-Deck are trademarks of SONICblue Incorporated

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.