STB Lightspeed 128

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PCI VGA card, available in 2MB or possibly 4MB configurations. Tseng ET6000 chip.

STB Systems presents a new generation of graphics and video acceleration with the STB LIGHTSPEED 128. The pure power of 128-Bit graphics acceleration is now yours at 64-Bit accelerator prices. By using a full 128-Bit graphics engine with advanced Multibank MDRAM technology, the LIGHTSPEED 128 delivers the maximum graphics horsepower with multiple accelerated video windows at full motion with as little as 2MB of memory. Get no-compromise graphics acceleration with enough bandwidth to support full-motion video windows and Plug-and-Play support for Windows 95 games and applications that really fly!

  • Maximum Performance 128-Bit Graphics/Video Accelerator
  • 2.25MB of 720MB/second MoSys Multibank DRAM
  • Supports Multiple Accelerated Video Windows in Resolutions to 1280x1024x256 Colors
  • Integrated Digital Video Engine for Enhanced MPEG-1 and Microsoft DirectDraw Playback
  • Flicker-free Refresh Rates up to 160Hz
  • Tseng Labs ET6000 graphics controller chip

Overview

Our latest 128-bit graphics and video masterpiece, Tseng ET6000 w/2.25MB 90MHz MDRAM delivers 720Mb/s graphics and video bandwidth - 45% more raw bandwidth than WRAM or VRAM and 27% more than 66MHz SDRAM!!! Multiple X/Y interpolated video windows and a full 128-bit GUI deliver the utmost performance for DirectDraw, DirectVideo, DirectMPEG and ActiveMovie environments.

Thanks to an entirely new generation of graphics and video accelerators - exemplified by the new LIGHTSPEED 128 adapter from STB Systems - PC makers can now deliver systems capable of accepting input from CD-ROM's, satellite or cable TV and other multimedia sources, then displaying those full-motion video three-dimensional images with full-screen impact or in multiple separate windows on a single PC screen. The results, as PC users can now attest, is nothing less than breathtaking.

Driven by the 128-bit processing power of the LIGHTSPEED 128 from STB, this new generation or PC Video capabilities is ideally suited to high-end 3D computer games, simulations, educational programs and the burgeoning home-entertainment segment - where the ability to view full-motion video playback in multiple windows on a single screen gives users simultaneous access to several activities.

What has driven the development of these truly impressive new video display capabilities? First and foremost has been consumer demand for ever-more-realistic on-screen 3D video playback. That demand has been augmented by the desire by consumres and manufacturers to finally and fully blend PC, communication and entertainment technologies. Consumers want access to the growing array of cable programming, CD-ROM products and other media - and the industry has responded by developing innovative new ways to receive and display these moving images.

STB Systems has been a pioneering force in the development of computer graphics for more than a decade, and is now working on the cutting edge of video acceleration and display technology. Our newest generation multimedia accelerator is built around the performance capabilities of 128-bit processing architecture and the revolutionary power of Multibank MDRAM memory. These capabilities are now available in the STB LIGHTSPEED 128 Windows and Multimedia Accelerator. As described here, this new technology delivers unparalleled speed, display and video playback performance.

This muscular new accelerator provides no-compromise on-screen graphics, full-motion video playback and the ability to display up to three on-screen video playback windows simultaneously. These advanced STB video adapters are currently being incorporated as a manufacturer's standard equipment in some of the world's most popular Intel Pentium based personal computers. Consumers who want to improve video playback performance for existing PC's can also buy the LIGHTSPEED 128 at leading computer retail stores nationwide.

Now you can get the excitement of full-motion video playback AND the ability to display multiple on-screen video windows - all from STB's new LIGHTSPEED 128 Multimedia Accelerator.

When installed, the 2.25MB LIGHTSPEED 128 supports multiple accelerated video windows with resolutions to 800x600 with 16.7 million colours with flicker-free refresh rates of up to 160Hz at lower resolutions. At those dazzling speeds, you'll enjoy lifelike full-screen, full-motion video and the convenient option of displaying multiple video playback windows simultaneously.

Like other advanced graphics adapters developed by STB Systems, the LIGHTSPEED 128 is sold with graphics display drivers for a vast array of current operating systems. This new accelerator also includes a powerful suite of utility software, STB VISION 95, which greatly simplifies the installation of display drivers and offers a host of convenient graphics features.

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