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Review: ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre |
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By Matt Wright | Published Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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 ArcSoft has had the buzz for the last few months in the HTPC Blu-ray player world. Out of the nether regions of photo slide show software, a lesser known company, ArcSoft has developed their own Blu-ray and HD DVD playback solution called TotalMedia Theatre. It includes all the features a player should have and some features only ArcSoft has implemented.
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The basics:
Full support to play
- Blu-ray (BDMV, BDAV, BD-Java) [Profile 1.1 and 2.0 support in newest builds],
HD DVD, AVCHD, DVD, VCD, CD
- High definition interactive content, including HDi and BD-Java
- High definition multimedia files: QuickTime, RealPlayer, DVR-MS, WMV HD, DivX HD, H.264 HD
Advanced video decoding
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4
- VC1 (SMPTE 421M)
- H.264
Support for advanced audio decoding
- Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD
- DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS-HD Master Audio [DTS-HD MA in latest builds]
Support for music playback: CDs, MP3 CDs, and other music discs
Region code setting
AACS support for HD DVD and Blu-ray
Parental control
Smart Stretch
Time Stretch
Auto Enhance
Screen capture (DVD only)
Auto-resume play
Playlist creation
Easy to use: pop-up menu, shortcut keys for playback actions
The system requirements:
For TotalMedia Theatre with Blu-ray and HD DVD playback:
- Windows XP SP2/Vista 32
- Intel Pentium EE 3.2 GHz, Intel Core Duo, or equivalent; AMD Athlon 64 or equivalent
- 120 MB free hard disk space
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
- Blu-ray or HD DVD drive
- NVIDIA GeForce 8400 and above, or AMD(ATI) HD2400 and above.
Notes: AMD(ATI) graphic cards are only supported on Windows Vista 32 at this time. Please contact AMD for updated drivers.
- 256 MB graphics card or above
- HDCP compliant display for digital output (HDMI connection); TV or VGA monitor for analog output
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