New Magic Australia Ships Australian version of Hauppauge PVR 350

SYDNEY, March 17th, 2003 - New Magic Australia today announced it has begun shipping an Australian version of the Hauppauge PVR 350.

The PVR 350 is the latest model in Hauppauge's range of PCI-based Personal Video Recorders. The PVR 350 brings the convergence of the desktop PC and the Home Entertainment System one step closer with its ability to playback TV and video recordings on almost any TV set (those equiped with AV inputs). Television and Video material is recorded in DVD-quality MPEG2 to the PC's hard drive and played back using the PVR 350s dedicated MPEG decoding hardware to a television via a video output on the card.

The PVR 350 supports the ability to pause playback, rewind, fast-forward and perform 'time-shifting' while watching a television program, as well as offering an FM stereo tuner. Recordings can be scheduled for unattended recording. Recorded material can be burnt to a DVD or Video CD (DVD-R and/or CD-RW drive required) for archiving purposes. The unit ships with a remote control and both S-Video and Composite Video outputs.

The PVR 350 will retail for $AUS529 inc GST. It joins the existing model, the PVR 250 which offers the same features without television playback or FM tuner. Stock is available for immediate shipping. Press-review units are available on request.

About New Magic Australia

New Magic Australia Pty Ltd is a recognised leader in the distribution and marketing of multimedia hardware and software, representing a carefully selected range of innovative, leading manufacturers, and catering for both the professional and consumer markets. New Magic has been established for over 14 years, and is the Australian distributor of Newtek Inc, Hauppauge Computer Works Inc and Sonic Foundry(R) products.

About Hauppauge Digital Inc

Hauppauge Digital, Inc., through its Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc. and Hauppauge Digital Europe Sarl subsidiaries, has been a leader in bringing TV functionality to the PC since 1992, with an estimated worldwide installed base of over two and a half million users.

The Company is the worldwide leading developer and manufacturer of analog and digital video, TV and data broadcast receiver products for personal computers. These video boards allow PC users to watch television on their PC screens, receive digital TV, record TV to a computers hard disk and create both still video images and digital video movies. Hauppauge's flagship product, the WinTV family, is the leading branded TV card in the retail market..