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Shadow20002
08-07-2003, 07:20 PM
Microsoft is to update its Xbox consoles with a new, cheaper TV output system.

Focus Enhancements' FS454 chip is now shipping to Microsoft for incorporation into future consoles.

The chip has taken a while to get here. Microsoft commissioned the part in May 2001, and the part was finally finished according to the specifications laid down by the Beast of Redmond in July 2002. Now, just over a year later, production chips are on their way to Microsoft.

According to Focus, the FS454 supports "virtually all" of the world's standard- and high-definition formats. The company claims it consumes less power than rival parts and - crucially - costs less.

Source (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/32204.html)

MerimacHamwich
08-07-2003, 08:25 PM
Sweet, that means I can finally get an HDTV Xbox hook up cable.