DVD Burning Bits.com - Plextor Introduces PX-TV402U, First PC-Based Personal Video Recorder with MPEG-4

FREMONT, Calif. - September 13, 2004 - Plextor� Corp., a leading
developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media
equipment, today announced the new ConvertX� PVR model PX-TV402U with
built-in TV tuner. The new PX-TV402U captures and records broadcast,
cable, or satellite TV onto a computer hard drive using the DivX�,
MPEG-4, MPEG-2, or MPEG-1 formats. Users can watch, pause, and
record live TV, or use an integrated electronic programming guide
(EPG) to schedule recordings with a single mouse click.

Unlike PVRs that connect to a television set, the PX-TV402U does not
require a monthly service fee; it allows users to burn their favorite
programs and home videos onto CDs and DVDs using their computers CD
or DVD recorder; and it supports real-time hardware encoding to DivX
and MPEG-4. DivX offers three times greater compression than MPEG-2
without quality loss, so a two-hour movie occupies less than 2GB of
drive space at the highest quality DivX setting. DivX files are even
small enough to play on portable devices like cell phones, PDAs and
personal video players. The PX-TV402U is a DivX Certified hardware
encoder ensuring the video files created can be played back in all
DivX Certified players.

"The PX-TV402U is a cost-effective way for any home PC user to get
all the same benefits of having an expensive DVR hooked up to the
television set in their living room, including being able to watch
all their favorite shows whenever they want," said Dirk Peters,
director of marketing, Plextor. "But the PX-TV402U has the
additional advantage of being connected to the PC so users can easily
add hard disk storage when they want more capacity, they can burn CDs
and DVDs using their CD/DVD burner and they can have access to the
Internet so they can share their favorite videos and home movies with
peers. PC based PVRs combine the benefits of a TV based PVR with the
power and flexibility of a PC."

ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U
Plextor ConvertX PVR video capture devices record video to personal
computers for editing, storing, and sharing. In addition to
recording programs, movies, and sports events from the built-in TV
tuner, the PX-TV402U also supports RCA composite audio/video input
and S-Video input connections for capturing home video from such
sources as camcorders, DVD players, and VCRs.

The PX-TV402U includes InterVideo WinDVR 5 software. During live
television viewing, WinDVR support all of the time-shifting features
normal associated with PVRs, including pausing live TV, skipping
forward and instant replays.

For TV recording, Plextor tightly integrated TitanTV�, a free
web-based Electronic Program Guide from Decisionmark�, with WinDVR 5.
A user simply selects the EPG button in the WinDVR 5 software to
bring up a picture-in-picture screen containing the TitanTV.com web
site. A single mouse-click over a program listing schedules it to
record.

After a TV program or home video has been captured and recorded, the
PX-TV402U makes it easy to burn it to a DVD (or VCD), mini-DVD, AVI,
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, ASF, WMV, or DivX� movie. If users want to edit
their recordings or re-author their discs they can use WinDVD Creator
2 to create the perfect videos with titles, transitions, special
effects, music, and menus.

Recommended System
Personal computer system with a Pentium� 4 1.8 GHz or faster
processor, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB hard drive; Microsoft� Windows� XP
Pro/Home/2000 operating system; Windows compatible AGP or PCI graphic
card; Windows compatible sound card with support for 48-KHz playback
(PCI recommended); and USB 2.0 port. A CD-R/RW or RDVD disk drive is
required for CD or DVD creation.

Pricing and Availability
The PX-TV402U is scheduled for shipment to distributors and resellers
in North and South America in September of 2004. The PX-TV402U has a
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $199.99 USD. All
retail packages include unlimited toll-free technical support and
one-year full warranty.

About Plextor
Plextor Corp. is a leading developer and manufacturer of
high-performance digital media equipment for professionals,
consumers, and enterprises. Headquartered in Silicon Valley since
1990, Plextor has introduced generations of award-winning products,
including digital video converters and CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and
DVD�R/RW optical disk drives. Plextor is privately owned by Shinano
Kenshi Co., Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of advanced technology
hardware and precision electronic equipment headquartered in Japan.