World Innovation And European Premiere: Software Connects PC With Television

COLOGNE, Germany 14.10.2004 (PROTEXT/ots) - "Medio" turns theSONY PlayStation 2 into a multi-media center

As of immediately, Medio, the multi-media software will beavailable to all of Europe. The software transfers music,pictures and videos from your PC onto your television set usingyour PlaysStation2 (PS2). PS2 acts as the switchboard. With Mediothe user is making great strides towards home networking.

More and more people store videos, music or vacation pictureson their PC. However, a direct connection to the TV or stereosystem was never possible: the data from the PC had to bepainstakingly adapted and saved for the respective end-device.For over 20 million PS2 owners in Europe this process can now bedone easily using Medio: the software processes all current dataformats such as MPEG (video), MP3 (audio), and JPEG (images). Iteven allows direct access to USB end-devices from your PC, suchas a digital camera or a memory stick, without the need totransfer the data first onto your computer.

Installation can be done in no time: connect to the internet,insert the software CD and follow installation instructions.

The system requirements for Medio are minimal: a PS2, amemory card with 8 MB, a PS2 network adapter, and internetaccess. The computer should have at least 20 MB of free spaceavailable on the hard drive and be equipped with at least aPentium III processor or a Macintosh G3(with 64 MB RAM). AllWindows operating systems 98 SE or higher are supported. Apple OSX and all Linux versions operate smoothly with this software.

The Medio package consists of a CD-Rom, which is necessaryfor the one-time set-up on your computer and for the PS2. Thesoftware also initializes updates automatically and continuouslyupdates the system.

Price: 59.95 Euro excluding shipping

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