AVERMEDIA’S HI-DEFINITION TV-TO-PC TUNER CARD WINS CES AWARD; SHOWS LIVE & RECORDED DIGITAL TV PROGRAMS ON PCs
Award Recognizes UltraTV HD 1800 MCE Hi-Definition ATSC TV Tuner Card

MILPITAS, CA - (November 30, 2004) – AVerMedia® Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of digital multimedia video convergence technology, announced today that its new UltraTV HD 1800 MCE Hi-Definition ATSC TV tuner card for watching and recording digital TV programs on PCs has been honored with an Innovations 2005 Design and Engineering Showcase awards from the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The product was recognized in the Computer Components category and will be showcased at the 2005 International CES in Las Vegas from January 6-9, 2005.

The UltraTV HD 1800 MCE is a digital terrestrial television tuner card that allows consumers to access free digital TV signals using a Digital HDTV VHF/UHF antenna directly from their PCs. Designed for Microsoft’s Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system for converged home computing and entertainment, it can be used to watch live Hi-Definition television on PCs or to record and save digital TV programs directly to the PC’s hard drive in the original digital format for later viewing via Windows Media Player. It incorporates a personal video recorder with pause, rewind, forward and recording features.

“This is the fourth consecutive year that AVerMedia products have been honored in CES’ Innovations competition, and that reflects the company’s understanding of where the market is headed as well as our engineering and design expertise,” said Arthur S. Pait, President of AVerMedia Technologies USA. “This latest award is to a product that sits on the cutting edge of the movement to transform PCs into true consumer home entertainment devices, and we are gratified that the judges recognized both the significance and the quality of the tuner.”

Since 1989, the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at CES has given consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a preeminent panel of industry designers, engineers and journalists. AVerMedia’s product met the judges’ stringent criteria for user value, aesthetics, contributions to the quality of life, and innovative design and qualities. The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) endorses and acts as advisors to the program.

AVerMedia will be exhibiting at CES in the South Hall, Booth 36404

About AVerMedia Technologies:
AVerMedia is the technology leader in Digital Multimedia Video Convergence Technology. Aside from its full line of TV Tuners/ Personal Video Recorder products, AVerMedia provides Document Cameras, Digital Video Maker, TV Photo Viewer and PC-to-TV Converters for consumer and corporate/ educational markets. AVerMedia also partners with OEMs for the development of AVerMedia’s technologies for integration applications.