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“VISION” SERIES PRODUCTS IN FEBRUARY 2008: A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN WHOLE-HOME
MOVIE AND MUSIC NETWORKING -- Exciting New Solutions for Managing and Instantaneously Accessing Movies, Music and Other Digital Media - INDIANAPOLIS, IN, December 19, 2007 - Escient, the pioneer in digital media management, announced today that its highly anticipated Vision Series Media Management products will begin shipping in February, 2008, providing users with the ability to play and import all their movies, videos, music, and photos using the front-panel drive and home network*. Escient’s Vision Series products, including two versions of an all-in-one server/player, Models VS-100 and VS-200, as well as the VC-1 networked audio/video zone player (all with HDMI 1.3 capability), and the large-capacity VX-600 media server, will provide consumers with elegant new solutions for managing, accessing and enjoying movies and music throughout the home, all via a single intuitive interface. ** The VS100 and VS200, for example, are advanced hard drive-based components, with RAID backup, that let users store, manage and stream all their movies, music and photos to a host of devices within their home network. Throughout the Vision Series line, advanced lifestyle-enhancing features and capabilities are integrated smoothly, such as access to the Rhapsody*** music service’s extensive music catalog, offering exclusive content from MTV, VH1 and CMT and professionally programmed Rhapsody Channels for enjoyment in any room of the home. Bill Carson, General Manager of Escient, noted: “Escient’s vision for the future is one in which people have an easy way to access and enjoy all their entertainment media throughout the home via a single intuitive interface, and our new Vision series products literally make this promise a reality. Most importantly, each new product in the series is designed to give custom installation professionals all the tools they need to bring their clients’ whole-home networked audio and video entertainment solutions.” INTRODUCING
THE ESCIENT VISION…FEATURING ALL-NEW INTERFACE! HDMI 1.3
Capability and Upscaling to 1080p The VS-100 provides dual 500GB**** drives while the VS-200 provides dual 1TB**** drives, and both also feature reliable RAID 1 redundancy. The VC-1 is a high-performance networked audio/video zone player that can stream audio and video from Vision servers, allowing playback of music, movies, and photos from any room of the home. Finally, the large capacity media server, Model VX-600 features four 1TB**** drives in a RAID 5 configuration and provides virtually unlimited storage expansion capability for Vision VS and VC devices. The VX-600 provides advanced early detection monitoring systems for reliable installations in any networked home. Continuing Escient’s unmatched excellence in integrating digital media management systems into state of the art audio/video systems, the Vision series supports the proven external control capabilities of the Escient Fireball® Media Management product line. Escient’s Vision Series products are scheduled for shipment in February 2008 at the following suggested retail prices: VS-100 (SRP: $3,999), VS-200 (SRP: $5,999), VC-1 (SRP: $1,999), VX-600 (SRP: $7,999). Press Note: Escient will be demonstrating its new Vision series to the press at CES during Digital Experience (Sunday, January 6, Caesar’s Palace - Augustus Ballroom from 7 - 10 PM and at the company’s Press Open House on Wednesday, January 8, at Mandalay Bay - Lagoon Ballroom, South Convention Center, 2nd Floor from 8 - 10 AM). * Does not include ability to play Blu-ray or HD DVD discs. **A home network is required for networking functionality ***The Vision connects directly to Rhapsody via an Internet connection and is ready to go out of the box with a 30-day free trial for the Rhapsody Unlimited service (Rhapsody post-free trial period pricing is $12.99/month). **** One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. ABOUT
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