Milpitas, CA ¡X 9/30/03 ¡X AVerMedia, a leading global manufacturer of PC TV Tuners, today announced it is supplying six new TV Tuner solutions for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 to Media Center PC manufacturers. AVerMedia has created five new PCI cards ¡Vthe M150-NTSC, M172-NTSC for US, M150-PAL for Europe, M155 NTSC-J (Low Profile) and M175-J (High Video Quality with 3D Comb and Ghost Reducer) for Japan ¡V as well as a new USB 2.0 external notebook tuner that works with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004.

AVerMedia provides customers with updated support for the enhanced features of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 such as FM tuning and remote control access to media recording settings. AVerMedia works closely with top tier OEM suppliers in the design of MCE 2004 Systems.

¡§FIC proudly announces the use of AVerMedia's one of a kind TV tuner solution in its new consumer electronics PC. This partnership with AVerMedia has allowed FIC to create a consumer electronics PC with excellent quality TV, radio, and gaming functions. We believe that, by leveraging AVerMedia's expertise, we have made the PC and TV convergence a seamless reality and given our customers an exceptional user experience.¡¨ said Robert Yang, Vice President of FIC.

AverMedia's TV tuner solutions also offer unique video de-interlacing filter technologies that enhance the quality of captured or recorded video by eliminating the ¡§jerkiness¡¨ that are sometimes seen in video capture solutions.

¡§ABS is pleased to partner with AverMedia to deliver a PC which offers quality and performance in home digital entertainment,¡¨ said Hip Lee, General Manager of ABS.

¡§Our customers come to us for high-quality, next generation features, and by working closely with Microsoft we are able to offer TV Tuners for Media Center PCs that are extensively tested and eliminate the need for OEM customers to spend time and resources to ensure compatibility,¡¨ said Warren Chang, Director of Product Application at AVerMedia. ¡§The combination of the new enhanced features of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 with more affordable key hardware subsystems is a compelling combination that will finally place the PC squarely at the top of home entertainment choices.¡¨

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition evolves the home PC with easy-to-use integrated digital entertainment that you can enjoy when and how you want. It combines traditional PC tasks (Word, Excel, etc.) with the ability to enjoy music, television, personal video recording (PVR), pictures, digital video and DVD with remote control access. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 makes enjoying digital media easier, more convenient and more integrated.

¡§Microsoft is pleased to be working with AVerMedia to deliver an advanced video capture solution for Media Center PCs,¡¨ said Joe Belfiore, general manager of the Windows eHome division at Microsoft Corp. ¡§By supporting the extended features of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, hardware vendors like AVerMedia help us move closer to our vision of providing consumers with the ultimate PC-based home entertainment center.¡¨