GoVideo today announced its D2730 Networked DVD Player has won the 2003 'Best of What's New' Award from Popular Science. Carefully selected by Popular Science as a product that represents a significant step forward in Home Entertainment, the Networked DVD Player made the final cut after a review of thousands of new products and innovations from across the U.S.

Introduced to the public in July, the GoVideo Networked DVD Player is the first product of its kind with the capability to stream movies, music, and pictures through a wireless or wired network from a computer to a consumer electronics component. The Networked DVD Player combines a slim-line design and high-end styling to give consumers networking capability bundled with the features and functions of an advanced DVD player.

The Networked DVD Player is on display today in New York at Popular Science's 'Best of What's New Award Showcase Event' located at Grand Central Station's Vanderbilt Hall.

"Winning Popular Science's Best of What's New Award signals that our efforts to bring digital movies, music, and pictures to the living room in a sophisticated yet intuitive way is a success," said Ed Brachocki, president and chief operating officer of GoVideo. "GoVideo has a strong tradition of creating award-winning dual products that are easy to use. We won our first Popular Science award in 1989 with the introduction of the world's first Dual-Deck VCR, and we're proud to continue to be recognized for our industry-leading achievements."

In addition to its streaming capabilities, the GoVideo Networked DVD Player comes with many sophisticated DVD features including a Progressive Scan output that provides enhanced quality picture, and a built in Dolby(R) Digital decoder giving consumers flexibility in their surround sound applications. GoVideo's StreamLink(TM) technology, developed in partnership with Digital 5, enables music, movies and pictures stored on the PC to be accessed on the TV or home entertainment system through either a wired or wireless home network.

The GoVideo Networked DVD Player offers numerous advantages and capabilities:

• Stream Digital Audio, Pictures, and Video -- Easily stream audio,
  pictures and video files from the PC to the TV effortlessly at the
  touch of a button, re-experiencing content "trapped" on the computer
  in a whole new way. Streams JPEG, Tiff, Bitmap, Photoshop, and
  Picture image formats, MP3 and WMA audio formats, and MPEG1, MPEG2,
  and MPEG4 video formats.

• Slideshows -- Combine your pictures and songs to enjoy digital
  slideshows on the TV with friends and family.

• Play an Assortment of DVDs and CDs -- Plays DVD, recordable DVD, Video
  CD, Kodak Picture CD, Music CD, MP3 and WMA audio files on CD-R/RW.

• Simple TV Menu System -- Simple to operate, the Networked DVD Player's
  TV menu system provides for easy access and navigation, perfect for
  DVD and computer novices as well as technologically advanced consumers
  and families.

• Equipped for Wired or Wireless Networks -- The Networked DVD Player
  comes equipped with a network card for wired home networks allowing
  instant out-of-the-box set-up and use, or connect to the PC wirelessly
  with the purchase of a wireless 802.11b (16-bit) network card
  (backward compatible with 802.11g wireless networks).

• Easy Set-up and Operation -- Open the box, insert the installation
  wizard disk in your PC, connect the product to the TV and home
  network, grab the remote, and sit back and enjoy