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8/7/2003

Go-Video Partners With Digital 5 to Bring Video, Music and Pictures to the Living Room

D2730 Networked DVD Player to Begin Shipping Throughout the U.S. on July 14 - First-of-its-kind DVD Player Streams Digital Media Wirelessly From the PC to the TV

Go-Video, in partnership with Digital 5, Inc., today announced it will begin shipping its new award-winning D2730 Networked DVD Player throughout the U.S. on July 14th. Introduced to the public at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Networked DVD Player is the first product of its kind with the capability to stream video, music, and picture files through a wireless or wired network from a computer to a consumer electronics component. The Networked DVD Player combines a slim-line design and high-end styling to give consumers networking capability bundled with the features and functions of an advanced DVD player.

Go-Video first approached Digital 5 in mid-2002 and quickly embraced the potential of the company's new innovative streaming technology. Go-Video worked in exclusive partnership with Digital 5 to design this streaming technology into a new Go-Video top of the line DVD. The final product - the world's first Networked DVD Player with StreamLink(TM) technology - is the result of the significant collaborative efforts of the Go-Video Digital 5 team.

"Introducing the first Networked DVD Player maintains Go-Video's long-standing tradition of pioneering new segments of the consumer electronics market, better enabling consumers to play and manage their entertainment content," said Ed Brachocki, president and chief operating officer of Go-Video. "We've equipped this product with many of today's most advanced and sought after features, allowing consumers to enjoy the numerous benefits that this versatile DVD player offers. With advanced networking and streaming capabilities supported by an intuitive, easy-to-use TV menu system, we firmly believe our Networked DVD Player will exceed the expectations of DVD enthusiasts and technologically savvy consumers."

"When we initially partnered with Go-Video in August 2002 to develop the necessary technologies to connect the PC to Go-Video's high-end DVD player, we knew that everything from the TV user interface to the PC wizard disk had to be simple and intuitive to meet the consumer electronics standard," said Scott Tandy, Digital 5's vice president of marketing. "Go-Video's expertise in creating innovative consumer electronics products that are easy-to-use, coupled with our technological prowess in developing and implementing streaming technologies, was a winning team from the start. We're excited about the D2730 Networked DVD Player's advanced capabilities, and believe that U.S. consumers will embrace the product quickly once they discover how easy it is to access the volumes of content currently trapped on their home computers."

In addition to its streaming capabilities, the Go-Video Networked DVD Player comes with many sophisticated DVD features including a Progressive Scan output that provides enhanced quality picture, and a built in Dolby(R) Digital decoder giving consumers flexibility in their surround sound applications. The D2730 is equipped with Composite, Component, and S-Video outputs giving users the highest video quality, and Coaxial and Optical Digital Audio Outputs. StreamLink(TM) technology enables audio, video and pictures to be accessed on the PC from the TV using either a wired or wireless home network.

This exciting product continues to garner awards and recognition, having been selected by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) as a 2003 Innovation Award winner and capturing Popular Science Magazine's Editor's Choice Award. Debuting with the best new products the competition had to offer at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Go-Video Networked DVD Player was a Finalist for TechTV's Best of CES 2003.

The Go-Video D2730 Networked DVD Player carries an MSRP of $299 and is shipping to retailers throughout the United States.

www.govideo.com
www.digital5.com