04.94.2005 - Sonic Brings DVD Capabilities to Pace Cable DVR Set-top Boxes

NCTA, San Francisco, California (April 4, 2005) — Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, announced today it is demonstrating its Sonic AuthorScript CE engine on a new digital video recorder (DVR) recently launched by Pace Micro Technology, a leading digital set-top box provider specializing in the development of emerging technologies across all television platforms. Pace’s recently announced Tahoe HD DVR is expected to be one of the first DVRs with DVD burning and playback functionality to be compatible with several different North American cable conditional access systems. With AuthorScript CE running on the Broadcom BCM7038 chipset, Multiple System Operators (MSOs) can offer their customers easy, powerful, and reliable DVD play-and-burn features. The Pace Tahoe HD DVR is being demonstrated at the Pace booth (#5958) at this week’s National Cable Television Association (NCTA) Show. - View Press Release - Visit Sonic Solutions.