September 14, 2004

ATI launches Theater 550 Pro chip

ATI's Digital TV division today provided details on its upcoming Theater video decoder chip which will be integrated in the manufacturer's future All-in-Wonder cards.

The Theater 550 Pro will replace the current Theater 200 chip in the not to distant future. The 12-bit chip features 3D Comb Filtering for NTSC and PAL and 5-line 2D Comb Filtering as well as improved noise reduction which will result in significantly higher image and video quality, according to ATI.

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By Wolfgang Gruener, THG