KiSS introduces the first DVD-players with support for Windows Media Video 9 in Europe

At CeBIT 2004 in Hanover, KiSS Technology will showcase the one of the first DVD-players introducing the new decoder chip from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM), which includes support for Windows Media Video 9 (WMV9). Windows Media Video 9 provides compression efficiency approximately four times that of MPEG-2 and twice that of MPEG-4.

The new DVD-players - DP-600 and DP-608 - will be the first in a range of new products to support Windows Media 9 Series. Studies and industry analysts indicate that Windows Media 9 Series format will be the final breakthrough for video-on-demand solutions over the Internet offering high quality at small file sizes.

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