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| Award Winning 5.1 Dolby Digital Home Cinema System Costs Just £249 |
| 19th April 2000. VideoLogic Systems - a division of Imagination Technologies - has announced
that Comet, after a highly successful trial in its top stores, has made VideoLogic's award
winning DigiTheatre Dolby Digital home cinema audio system available through 150 Comet
stores across the UK. Comet is Britain's original out-of-town electrical retailer and the second largest electrical retail chain in the UK market. The 150 Comet stores are now stocking DigiTheatre from their Audio and TV departments. For just £249.99 (inc. VAT) DigiTheatre is a complete home cinema sound system including six speakers, an integrated amplifier, a Dolby Digital decoder unit and a remote control. It provides perfect cinema-style surround sound using the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks found on the majority of DVD discs. It also features full backward compatibility with Dolby Pro Logic or Nicam stereo programme material. DigiTheatre has made a considerable impact in the DVD market by offering comprehensive features at a price point previously unheard of for such high quality digital audio decoding. DigiTheatre has already won eight awards including DVD Review Best For Value, What Video & TV Best Buy, Computer Buyer Recommended and DVD Buyer Best For Value. About VideoLogic Systems VideoLogic Systems - a division of Imagination Technologies - produces a range of innovative and award winning products in the areas of 2D/3D graphics and sound acceleration, home audio systems, electronic music, DVD, digital entertainment, video-capture and video-conferencing. Key products include graphics accelerators based on PowerVR technology and the Sirocco range of hi-fi quality PC speakers. More information is available on the VideoLogic Systems web site at www.videologic.com. About Imagination Technologies Imagination Technologies Group plc is an international company that develops, licenses and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics, digital video, audio and speech technologies and products for PCs and home entertainment, games consoles, arcade entertainment machines, mobile devices and digital set-top boxes. Since it was founded in 1985, the company has introduced, via licensing arrangements or directly, a succession of innovative technologies, silicon chips and add-in boards, which have played a major role in the development of multimedia and computer-based entertainment systems. Imagination Technologies Group plc has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE:IMG). More information is available on the Imagination Technologies web site at www.imgtec.com Contact: David Harold/Julia Horne tel +44 (0)1923 260 511 Imagination Technologies fax +44 (0)1923 270 188 Home Park Estate email david.harold@imgtec.com Kings Langley Herts WD4 8LZ |
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