FIC Vassili PMP Showcases AMD Alchemy Au1200 Processor

Vassili personal media player (PMP) is a market-ready PMP reference design that utilizes the multimedia capabilities of the AMD Alchemy Au1200 processor.





Available to PMP Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), the FIC Vassili provides a new generation of portable multimedia conveniences and features, including a scalable DVD-quality display, effortless video content transfers directly from digital video recorders, and long-lasting battery life so consumers can stay mobile longer.

Vassili delivers four hours of video playback or 12 hours of music playback in part because of the Au1200 processor's extremely low-power consumption (less than 400mW at 400MHz typical performance)
As part of the launch of the Au1200 processor, AMD worked closely with FIC and Implicit Networks to develop the FIC Vassili PMP reference design. In addition to the industry-leading, DVD-quality image on a 3.6 inch color display, the Vassili offers 20GB internal storage and is compatible with PC and Macintosh computers. Vassili delivers four hours of video playback or 12 hours of music playback in part because of the Au1200 processor's extremely low-power consumption (less than 400mW at 400MHz typical performance).

The FIC Vassili runs the award-winning Implicit Media Player, providing consumers the ability to personalize, manage and browse content on the go. The Implicit Media Player is a complete multimedia solution, including PVR-2-Go, personalized and premium content, photo sharing capabilities and UPnP compatibility. The intuitive user interface offers full metadata based browsing, rich annotation support, trick modes and support for low- and high-resolutions displays.

The Au1200 processor within the Vassili enables it to connect directly to digital video recorders (DVR) and transfer video content without the need to transcode the file through a personal computer, thus greatly reducing the time it takes to download and play fresh video entertainment on a PMP. The Vassili is designed to support industry-standard media formats, including MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9, H.263 and DivX. Broad platform and USB2.0 support helps ensure that users can quickly download and store hours of fresh multimedia content.

The rechargeable Vassili, with expandable functions including TV-out and a docking station supporting s-video, Ethernet and on-board speakers, is priced at $499 (US) and will be available to PMP original equipment manufacturers.

FIC Vassili specification

  • 3.6-inch full-color and high brightness display
  • 20GB of internal storage
  • USB host transfers and USB 2.0 support
  • Audio-out and Video-out ports
  • Rechargeable and removable Lithium-Ion battery
  • Built-in speaker
  • Video, audio and picture formats support: MPEG4, MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, AVI and JPEG.
  • Upgradeable to future formats and features
  • Dimensions: 125 × 89.5 × 19 (mm)
  • Weight: 180g

    Source: press release

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