1. Introduction

Highlights•Enjoy the ultimate entertainment package

~Allows you to easily watch TV, listen to MP3s, view DVDs, pictures and video on your PC.

•Provides you with a complete TV experience on PCs:

~“Time-Shifting Playback” for temporary leave, “Instant TV Replay”, “Automatic Channel Scanning”, “Pre-schedule Recording (MPEG1/2)”.

•Advanced remote control kit with built-in wireless mouse

~Comes with an advanced remote control kit for your convenience.

•ASUS Video Security

~Allows you to build a security monitoring system.

•ASUS GameFace

~Allows you to open up a window for video conference or TV viewing while you are still battling online.

•Powered by the programmable, precise and powerful CineFX GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce FX 5200

~Delivers cinema-quality video to your PC.

•Optimized for DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® 1.4 features:

~Ensures broad application support.

•Built-in 128MB Double Data Rate frame buffer:

~More resolutions and color depths up to 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz

•AGP 8X support:

~By adding support for the newest AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) standard, the V9520 series takes advantage of the new peak AGP bandwidth to offer higher resolution graphics.

•nVIEW™ display technology:

~Supports TV encoder at 1024 x 768 resolution and two independent display pipelines, providing the ultimate multiple display flexibility and user control.

•Built-in TV Tuner (Microtune)•Stereo TV-Tuner with 125 channels•Video-in, Video-out, Stereo Audio supported

•Analog video capture and editing in MPEG-2 format with up to 720 x 480, 30 frames per second resolution.

•DVD video playback with Dolby® digital audio

ASUS V9520 Home Theater User Guide

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