AMD today announced that the AMD Athlon(tm) 64 processor has been integrated into the new HP Media Center PC m1160n Photosmart PC, featuring Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005. AMD Athlon 64 processor-based systems are an ideal choice for Media Center PCs, providing improved technology for games, movies, and streaming audio and video. "As the industry moves to 64-bit computing with AMD Athlon 64 processors, the most power-hungry consumers will be able to experience jaw-dropping performance with their favorite multimedia and entertainment applications," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. "AMD64 technology enables extraordinary multimedia performance that brings the same blazing speed of 64-bit computing used by the top movie, music and gaming industry artists and producers to consumers in the home."

From the upcoming Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, to the recording of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, to supporting the development of Atari's Shadow Ops: Red Mercury PC game, AMD64 technology is spearheading a revolution in the way movies, music and games are being created. With media center PCs, the same AMD64 technology enables a master-quality playback experience that the artist originally intended for their audience - all in the privacy of the home.