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Broadcast Any Internet or Computer Content to All Your HDTVs

ZvBox is the first device that allows you to watch anything you can get online or on your computer from all your HDTVs. Simply connect the monitor output of your computer to ZvBox, then connect ZvBox to your home’s cable TV wiring. ZvBox takes the high resolution output of your computer, including Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, and creates a new HD channel that you can tune in alongside your other TV channels from any HDTV in the home. ZvRemote, combined with a ZvReceiver that is attached to your computer, provides full control of your computer from anywhere in the house, including multimedia and cursor control. The optional ZvKeyboard, available August 2008, makes it even easier to compose email, surf the web, and type text for desktop applications.

With Zv you can now watch a virtually unlimited menu of online TV shows and movies, play DVDs, check your e-mail, view photos, listen to music, and browse your favorite web sites. Best of all a single ZvBox, easily connected to your existing in-home cable TV wiring, makes it all happen. It’s that simple. No more flipping channels looking for something to watch. No more huddling around a computer to watch online shows. If it’s out there, you can watch it on your HDTVs from the comfort of your couch.

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With ZvBox You Can: Watch any video available online or on your computer Avoid new subscription fees Access ANY computer application from your HDTVs: Photos, music, and home movies Email and web browsing Computer’s DVD player Enjoy the same great resolution you get at your computer Use existing cable wiring to reach all HDTVs in the house Just one ZvBox for all HDTVs No receiving device needed near your TV No wireless interference or performance problems Start watching Zv in one room and finish in another Tune in Zv like any other TV channel

Zv Products

ZeeVee products help you turn one of your computers into your own HDTV channel. They also help you control that computer from anywhere in the home. These products are easy to install and use, and once they are setup need no ongoing configuration or control. There are absolutely no hidden costs or monthly subscription costs. Get ready to enjoy your new HDTV super channel--Zv!

ZvBox This is the core of the Zv system--it creates your own HDTV channel and localcasts it to all of the HDTVs in your home. The ZvBox is currently only available in the Zv-100 Bundle, which includes everything you need to get started.

ZvRemote Finally, a remote control that can drive your computer from across the house, including multimedia and cursor control. Additional ZvRemotes can be purchase to expand your system. Requires a ZvReceiver.

ZvReceiver Connects up to eight different ZvRemotes or ZvKeyboards to your computer. Drive your experience from many rooms in the house.

ZvKeyboard (Available in August, 2008) Interested in doing more extensive typing while watching your Zv channel? The ZvKeyboard combines a high quality laptop keyboard, a trackball, scroll wheel and multimedia control. Requires a ZvReceiver.

How Does Zv Work?

The Concept
The idea behind Zv is elegantly simple--if it’s online or on your computer, you can watch it on the HDTVs in your home. While the concept is simple and the Zv experience is user-friendly, the technology that makes it all possible is quite an achievement.

ZvCast Technology
The power behind ZvBox is its pioneering ZvCast technology. ZvCast uses real-time MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio encoding to turn the output of your computer into a new HDTV channel that is added to the other channels already on your cable--a process called "localcasting". When ZvBox is first installed, it scans your existing cable channels and finds an unused channel to broadcast on. Then, ZvBox begins the process of encoding and transmitting your computer’s screen onto this new "Zv" channel. This channel can then be tuned in from any TV in your home that has an HDTV tuner. And since ZvCast utilizes the latest HDTV technical standards and advanced digital signal processing, it delivers stunning quality--the same high definition video you see at your computer and Dolby 5.1 digital surround sound, without the interference and performance problems of wireless solutions.

ZvRemote, ZvReceiver and ZvKeyboard
Now that you are able to display your computer on every HDTV in your home, you also need a way to control that computer from any room. That’s why we created these very powerful wireless input devices. They use 2.4Ghz radio frequency communications and advanced power modulation technology to make sure that they can communicate even through walls and between floors. These devices can significantly outperform Bluetooth based solutions.

The ZvReceiver plugs into a USB port of the computer you are controlling. It can communicate with any combination of up to eight ZvRemotes or ZvKeyboards. The ZvRemote is optimized for helping you lean back and enjoy your media, while still providing pinpoint cursor control via a laptop-like touchpad. The ZvKeyboard features a high-end laptop keyboard and integrated trackball for more heavy-duty computer interaction.

Zviewer
With the explosive growth in online video content, there are many different websites or applications that bring you this content. There are new names like Hulu, Veoh, and Joost, and more established names like iTunes, YouTube, Microsoft TV, Yahoo TV and Bitorrent. All of them can be operated from your computer, but not all of them have a graphical user interface (GUI) that is designed to be driven from the living room couch on the HDTV with a remote control. Zviewer bridges that gap. Simply hit the Zv button on the ZvRemote and the Zviewer GUI shows you what’s available, both online and on your computer, and helps you get to these destinations. Zviewer does not trap you into what we want you to see. You can add your favorite locations and applications, making it a very powerful control center for entertainment. Best of all, using Zviewer is not a requirement. ZvBox customers can use other applications such as Joost or Hulu directly to navigate their content if they desire, or use the computer’s desktop environment to launch any application, including documents, email, and internet browsers. Thanks to the superior screen resolution served up by ZvCast, your applications look just as sharp as on your computer monitor.

For Most Homes, Zv Setup Is a Snap

The initial set-up of Zv involves the following steps:

1. Connect ZvBox to your computer
2. Allow the Zv software to update and install itself
3. Connect ZvBox to your home’s TV cabling
4. Ensure proper cable connection at the HDTV
5. Tune in the special Zv channel on the HDTVs
6. Optimize the Zv experience

How is Zv Different?

• Unlimited access to internet and computer video
• No new subscription fees
• A single ZvBox serves all HDTVs in the home
• The same great HD resolution that your computer creates on your HDTV
• Uses the home’s existing cable TV wiring
• No wireless network setup or video interference
• Move from one HDTV to another to watch Zv
• No new clutter near your flat panel TV or entertainment center
• Pinpoint control of PC cursor up to 150 feet away

Zv Lets You Watch Anything Available on the Internet

Today’s TVs are trapped with limited content options and scheduled programming. Some solutions have arrived that have tried to open up internet TV options, but they still decide for you what is available to watch. Zv allows you to use your HDTV to watch anything that’s on your computer or the internet, so your choices are virtually unlimited.