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    News: Intel VIIV – Brand-Name for Consumer PCs

    An intrigue that has been around for a number of months has been seemingly resolved. Intel Corp.’s VIIV brand-name, according to a report, will be aimed at the so-called consumer PCs with rich multimedia capabilities that are designed for living rooms and are primarily aimed to deliver high-quality multimedia experience.

    “Ideally, the company hopes to use the campaign to get consumers to start considering PCs as a central part of their home entertainment experience,” Eric Kim, Intel’s chief marketing officer, reportedly told CNET News.com. The web-site claims that other sources pointed out that the VIIV is the trademark to spot computers for consumers.

    The VIIV sticker should indicated that the PC contains an Intel microprocessor, a core-logic and a software stack for performing specific functions. The brand-name should tell consumers that the particular PC is tailored to record TV shows, playing music or movies and perform other tasks typical for living rooms.

    Intel has been serious about designing products for consumer electronics for years now. Currently the company not only promotes the idea of having a personal computer into a living room, but also offers electronics makers its consumer electronics platform that consists of a processor, chipset and middleware.

    The VIIV campaign and appropriate products, which may eventually bolster Intel’s revenues, will be officially unveiled on Wednesday.

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multime...824040612.html

    My notes: VIIV also clumsily transates into 64....and didn't they reserve this name like 18 months ago?

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    Isn't that intels horrible DRM thing that they are trying to use to make it so legal movie downloads will only be for people who run intel and windows?

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    Maybe, but it's more of a Centrino-like thing, bundling packaging pre-determined stuff to make a marketable package for the "digital home."

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    Quote Originally Posted by lizardmech
    Isn't that intels horrible DRM thing that they are trying to use to make it so legal movie downloads will only be for people who run intel and windows?
    yeah, im pretty sure that's the one. Just imagine the privilage of running premium content through that box on your windows vista machine on which, if you have not got the "right" digital monitor you get lowered resolution on the video or even no video at all, wintel machine may be digging their own grave.

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    As if their BMW like naming scheme isn't hard enough to follow already...

    To the normal Joe Shmoe Intel's naming and rating system has got to be quite confusing.
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    I saw a link to what this was on anandtech, apparently it pretty greusome unless you wan't a media center PC.

    found the link now: http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/...spx?i=2510&p=2

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    Quote Originally Posted by DriveEuro
    As if their BMW like naming scheme isn't hard enough to follow already...

    To the normal Joe Shmoe Intel's naming and rating system has got to be quite confusing.

    whats hard to follow about BMW's nameing scheme?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lizardmech
    Isn't that intels horrible DRM thing that they are trying to use to make it so legal movie downloads will only be for people who run intel and windows?
    http://theinquirer.net/?article=25524

    <- Intel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vapor
    VIIV also clumsily transates into 64
    If their intention was for it to mean 64 from the beginning, it would have been VI-IV or something, seeing as how VIIV also means 75.

    Perkam

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    IIRC, they actually reserved this name over 12 months ago for 64-bit crap and simply never used it. Let me see what I can find.

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    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050128-4562.html .....Dec 16 04 they took these names out.....64, 525, dual core (P5--P5), and others were considered....and the winner is: a Digital Home monicker, w00t.

    Seems I was wrong....not even 10 months, w/e.

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    Quote Originally Posted by enzoR
    whats hard to follow about BMW's nameing scheme?
    NOTHING.
    The BMW scheme makes sense though.
    The first number denotes the series... 800 series, 500 series.
    The second and third number are consistent with the size of the engine in liters...

    Now, how does Intel's make sense?



    What I meant is that it resembles the BMW scheme in a way... But it doesn't make sense like the BMW one does.
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