At "experience events" on three continents this week, AMD (NYSE: AMD) and its
industry partners introduced ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology, a
revolutionary feature in the upcoming next generation ATI Radeon™ family of
DirectX® 11 enabled graphics processors. " This unique AMD innovation gives
PCs the ability to seamlessly connect up to six ultra high definition displays
in a variety of portrait and landscape configurations giving viewers a stunning
new perspective on their PC experience. ATI Eyefinity is powered by one AMD
graphics card for up to 12 times 1080p high-definition resolution, which
approaches eye-definition optical clarity.
" ATI Eyefinity technology brings AMD closer to delivering true
eye-definition experiences, where the display of a virtual environment is so
detailed that it seems optically real to the human eye. Using ATI
Eyefinity technology in a single PC, it is now possible to power displays with a
combined theoretical resolution of 268 megapixels,2 roughly equivalent to the
resolution of a 90 degree arc of what the human eye sees.3 For reference,
today's average 19 inch LCD display typically has an image quality of only
slightly more than 1 megapixel. " PCs with ATI Eyefinity technology expand
game and virtual world environments to the largest ever experienced, allowing
gamers to dominate the competition. For entertainment, education, and
productivity applications, ATI Eyefinity practically obsoletes scrolling through
vast desktop real estate that puts more information and stunning detail at
users' fingertips. " AMD is working closely with leading display partner
Samsung Electronics to introduce ultra-thin bezel monitors and compatible stands
that can easily be tiled to create an even more immersive and virtually seamless
ATI Eyefinity experience. The ultra-thin bezels will enable customers to
create their own scalable display matrix. Samsung is the first to bring
these displays to market.
A More Engaging PC Experience: Eye-Definition Gaming
Set to debut in
retail and e-tail outlets before the Windows® 7 operating system is launched,
the next generation ATI Radeon family of graphics processors is set to bring
computer enthusiasts and mainstream consumers the benefits of the most powerful
processor ever created.5 To showcase the new experiences next
generation ATI Radeon graphics will bring to PC users, AMD presented:
" PCs armed with the new ATI Radeon processors, capable of rendering
incredibly complex virtual environments and characters unlike anything seen
before.
" Scenes and digital actors that are almost indistinguishable
from reality, rendered in real-time and shown as completely interactive.
A More Intuitive PC Experience: Making Things Simple
Further demonstrating
the power of its approach to the market, AMD demonstrated how this new
technology will work within AMD PC platforms to provide consumers a more
intuitive experience. For example:
" AMD spotlighted the conversion of
a home video file for use on a personal media player in Windows 7. The
technology preview showed the potential of notebooks and PCs powered by new ATI
Radeon graphics processors, where users simply drag a file like an HD video
produced by popular pocket cameras, and an easy, visibly accelerated conversion
of the file takes place.6
" The speed and intuitiveness of this popular
processing-intensive task is unmatched by all-Intel platform offerings costing
much more.
A More Empowering End-to-End PC Experience
ATI Eyefinity technology and
the next generation family of ATI Radeon graphics processors were introduced as
a part of a series of vivid demonstrations showing the next act for the PC: a
total experience transformation from the moment consumers walk into a store, to
easier access to advanced video processing, to the quality of entertainment
experience new PCs deliver in the home or on the go.
Additional groundbreaking new technologies and concepts were also introduced
by AMD and industry-leading partners:
" The AMD Next Generation Notebook
Platform and the AMD Second Generation Ultrathin Platform for Notebooks also
launched this morning, with a multitude of innovative OEM notebook designs on
display. Notebooks based on the two platforms were shown to clearly demonstrate
a superior visual entertainment experience-allowing consumers to enjoy HD videos
on HD-capable panels, games and the Windows® 7 operating system, all at their
best, on the go.
" These new notebook platforms and upcoming graphics technologies are
the technological foundation for a new consumer merchandising campaign called
VISION Technology from AMD, also announced today. The campaign is designed to
make it easier for consumers to make informed PC buying decisions based on
entertainment- and social networking-intensive customizations for the way PCs
are used today, succeeding the outmoded industry approach of primarily
emphasizing one part inside the PC. In mock retail settings at the "experience
events," AMD brought this new retail experience to life for its business
partners across retail, OEMs, software providers, news media, industry analysts,
and online communities.