NVIDIA® Corporation today introduced NVDVD™, a new software-based DVD player/decoder architected specifically for NVIDIA’s family of graphics and multimedia processors. NVIDIA NVDVD, to be demonstrated this week at the Intel® Developer Forum, is designed to power DVD playback for a new generation of NVIDIA-based mobile and desktop PCs. “NVDVD represents yet another step into the world of consumer electronics devices,” stated Jen-sun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA’s new NVDVD multimedia software combines the ultimate video and audio playback with advanced features and intuitive controls to enable a home theater experience on any desktop or notebook PC.” A complete software DVD solution, developed entirely by NVIDIA, NVDVD utilizes an enhanced, state-of-the-art video decoding engine to deliver users a sharper, more true to life video image. NVDVD’s integrated Dolby™ Digital® support delivers the benefits of Dolby Surround® technology for users with multi-channel sound cards. For consumers who want to utilize external audio processors such as a home theater receiver, NVDVD can output direct digital audio via an S/PDIF connector for external processing of Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG audio, or LPCM formats.