Creates The Best Way To Watch DVDs on PCs and on the Go
SEATTLE, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealNetworks Home
Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of digital entertainment services company
RealNetworks(R) (Nasdaq: RNWK), announced the immediate consumer
availability of RealDVD(TM), the critically acclaimed PC application that
allows consumers to easily save their DVDs to their computers. Available
for download from http://www.realdvd.com for the introductory price of
$29.99, RealDVD provides consumers with a simple way to save, organize and
watch their favorite DVDs on their PCs and on the go. RealDVD gives
consumers the same rights for their personal DVDs they have enjoyed for
more than a decade with CDs: the ability to make a digital copy for
playback later without the disc.
"We think RealDVD is a watershed product: Now consumers will be able to
enjoy a much richer experience with DVDs they own as well as the discs
they'll purchase in the future," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of
RealNetworks. "At the same time, RealDVD also respects the rights of
content owners by preventing illegal copying and sharing of DVDs."
RealDVD builds on RealNetworks' history of building software
applications that answer the needs of consumers and respect the rights of
content holders. As a fully licensed DVD CCA product, RealDVD enables
consumers to make legitimate, fair-use copies of the DVDs they own while
employing a digital rights management scheme to help prevent illegal
copying and sharing.
RealDVD eliminates the hassle of searching through piles of DVD cases
to find a missing disc and the disappointment of finding a favorite disc
scratched and unplayable. It is ideal for traveling on business or
entertaining the kids on a long trip, and laptop users will appreciate
improved battery life. Saving DVDs to portable hard drives creates an easy
to manage personal library that is great for travel.
Fast Facts:
-- RealDVD saves an exact copy of the DVD image to a PC's internal or
portable hard drive. Users can simultaneously watch and save a DVD
-- Saved DVDs are then encrypted and locked again to make sure they
cannot be shared or stolen
-- Saving DVDs takes an average of 10-40 minutes, and takes up roughly
4-8 gigabytes of space
-- RealDVD lets users pause and resume playback where they left off
-- Watching a saved movie or TV show with RealDVD uses less battery
life than viewing the same content from a physical disc in the drive
-- Consumers can browse cover art, genre, title rating and actor
information, imported automatically during saving
-- Parental controls ensure children only access entertainment that is
appropriate for their age
-- Fifty percent of U.S. broadband households have more than 50 DVDs in
their collections, and last year consumers spent more than $16
billion purchasing DVDs (According to TDG Reports & Screen Digest)
-- Hollywood shipped 1.1 billion DVD discs in 2007 -- nearly 30 million
more than in 2006 (According to Screen Digest)
RealDVD is available as a free 30-day trial and for purchase from
http://www.realdvd.com for a limited-time discount offer of $29.99 ($20.00
off the retail price of $49.99). Additional licenses [up to 4] are
available at a discounted price of $19.99 per license.
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system or mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.realnetworks.com
http://www.realdvd.com
CONTACT:
Media, Ryan Luckin, +1-206-892-6330,
rluckin@real.com, or Investor Relations, Marj Charlier,
+1-206-674-2495, mcharlier@real.com, both of RealNetworks
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