SnapStream Media Launches Beyond TV 4.5 with Optional DVD Burning Plug-in

New release of award-winning software makes it easy to transform an ordinary PC into a DVR and burn TV shows to DVD.

HOUSTON (PRWEB) November 16, 2006

SnapStream Media, Inc. announced today the release of version 4.5 of its award-winning Beyond TV PC DVR software. And with Beyond TV 4.5, SnapStream also released an optional plug-in to Beyond TV, the DVD Burning Plug-in, that allows users to easily burn DVDs of their recorded TV shows.

In keeping with SnapStream's design philosophy of "simple and powerful", the new DVD Burning Plug-in integrates seamlessly into Beyond TV and makes it easy to burn DVDs of recorded shows, while at the same time it sports a number of powerful features:

  • Fully integrated and easy to use: The DVD Burning Plug-in is accessible from the Beyond TV main menu and is designed to be used with a remote control or keyboard and mouse, just like Beyond TV.

  • Polished DVD menus with TV show metadata: Burned DVDs contain metadata for TV shows, like title, episode name and original air date and the menus have the same polished look of the Beyond TV interface.

  • Video DVDs and data DVDs supported: Users can choose between burning recorded shows to a video DVD or data DVD. Video DVDs work with almost all standalone DVD players, while data DVDs are perfect for backups and compatible with newer DivX and Windows Media DVD players.

  • SmartSkip™ compatible: Beyond TV's SmartSkip™ chapters are also burned to DVD so users can skip commercials while watching burned DVDs.

  • DiscSqueeze™ Compression: SnapStream's DiscSqueeze™ compression technology automatically fits all your shows onto a video DVD.

  • Windows Media and DivX supported: In addition to support for recordings made in MPEG-2 (program streams), the DVD Burning Plug-in also supports recordings made in Windows Media and DivX.

  • All popular DVD formats supported: All popular DVD and Mini DVD formats including DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, and DVD-RAM are supported.

"I'm proud of the hard work that our team here at SnapStream has put into Beyond TV 4.5 and the new DVD Burning Plug-in. Beyond TV has always made it easy to record TV shows with your PC. And now it's easy to make great looking DVDs of those shows too," said Rakesh Agrawal, CEO and president of SnapStream Media.

About Beyond TV 4.5 and the DVD Burning Plug-in

Beyond TV 4, referred to by Maximum PC in October 2006 as "hands down, the best PVR software we've tested for the PC", can be updated at no charge to version 4.5 from the SnapStream website:

http://www.snapstream.com/download/beyondtv/download_updates.asp

And the new DVD Burning Plug-in is available as an optional add-on to Beyond TV 4. Existing Beyond TV 4 owners can purchase the plug-in for $29.99 while the regular price for the DVD Burning Plug-in is $39.99. For further details on pricing, answers to other frequently asked questions and to purchase the DVD Burning Plug-in, visit:

http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/upgrade-dvd.asp.

About SnapStream Media, Inc.

SnapStream Media, Inc. is a leading developer of digital home products based in Houston, Texas. SnapStream Media's vision is to create high quality consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC and Internet technologies. The company's digital video recording (DVR) software, Beyond TV™, was showcased by Bill Gates in his keynote address at the Windows XP Launch in 2001, received PC Magazine's Product of the Year Award in December 2004. Beyond TV was praised as "an idea whose time has come" by the Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at http://www.snapstream.com.

Contact Information

Rakesh Agrawal

SnapStream Media, Inc.

Phone: 713-644-6240 x12

Fax: 713-644-3215

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