Diamond Stealth 64 Video 2001
The Stealth64 Video 2001-series comprised two models: 2121XL came with 1 MB of DRAM (expandable to 2 MB), and 2201XL came with 2 MB pre-installed. The cards supported horizontal refresh rates of 31.5 kHz to 81.5 kHz, and vertical refresh rates of 43.5 Hz to 120 Hz.
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Released | 1995 |
| Bus | PCI v2.1 | |
| Chipset | S3 Trio64V+ (86C765) | |
| Standards | Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA | |
| Memory | 1 MB or 2 MB DRAM | |
| Ports | 15-pin DSUB (video out) 26-pin VGA Feature connector |
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| Part # | ||
| FCC ID | FTUPCI765TV | |
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Both cards were identical aside from the onboard memory. It had a 64-bit graphics engine and fast EDO DRAM. Video acceleration provided scaling of full-screen images at 30 frames per second.
Several optional multimedia upgrade modules were available for the Stealth64 Video 2001-series:
- S3 Local Peripheral Bus interface
- MPEG Video Player 1100S - a hardware MPEG decoder daughterboard for flawless video playback and superior CD quality sound (with audio and video synchronisation). Direct connection with the local peripheral bus.
- DTV 1100 TV tuner - Supports 3 video sources including S-Video, RCA and TV (broadcast or cable). Audio in/out, closed captioning or teletext and video capture (frame & clip), intuitive software TV control utility with on-screen programming, Broadcast standard supports includes NTSC and PAL.
Features:
- Award-winning 64-bit graphics & MPEG video
- Easily upgradable to hardware MPEG and TV options
- Professional-quality video and graphics performance for your PC
- 64-Bit Graphics Performance
- Real-Time Digital Video Acceleration
- Indeo, Cinepak and MPEG Support
- 1MB DRAM upgradable to 2MB
- Flicker-Free Refresh to 120Hz
- Supports TV & Video Modules
Graphics modes supported at specific vertical refresh rates:
| Resolution | Colors | 43i | 56 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 120 |
| 640 x 480 | 16 |
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- | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb |
| 256 |
- |
- | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | |
| 65K |
- |
- | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | |
| 16.7 |
- |
- | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | - | - | |
| 800 x 600 | 16 | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb |
| 256 | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | |
| 65K | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 2Mb | 2Mb | |
| 16.7M | - | 2Mb | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | - | - | |
| 1024 x 768 | 16 | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | - |
| 256 | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | - | |
| 65K | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | 2Mb | 2Mb | 2Mb | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | - | |
| 1152 x 864 | 256 | - | - | 1Mb | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | - | - | - | - |
| 65K | - | - | 2Mb | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | - | - | - | - | |
| 1280 x 1024 | 16 | 1Mb | - | 1Mb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 256 | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | - | 2Mb | 2Mb | - | - | - | - |
Board Revisions
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In the Media
"Now you can add professional-quality video and graphics performance to your PC--- at a very affordable price. We’ve combined our award-winning technology and ultra-fast drivers into a board everyone can afford — the Stealth64 Video 2001. With Stealth64’s fast EDO DRAM and 64-bit graphics technology, you’ll enjoy speedy graphics rendering and smoother, faster video playback, with full screen scaling at up to 30 frames per second. Your Stealth64 accelerator can be easily expanded to provide complete professional video and TV tuner capabilities. Great graphics, masterful multimedia, and ultra-realistic game play --- get it all with Diamond Stealth64!"
Diamond Multimedia website, December 1996
Diamond Multimedia website, December 1996
"Diamond Multimedia Inc and Cirrus Logic Inc are releasing new MPEG offerings that will give users high-speed, low-cost access to video and graphics applications. Diamond is delivering its Stealth64 2001 graphics accelerator, which provides resolution of 1,600-by-1,200 pixels at 16.7 million colors. The card complements Diamond's Stealth64 200 graphics card and costs $189 for a PCI-based version with 2MB of DRAM. Diamond is also shipping its Stealth64 Video 2001 add-in card, which combines 64-bit graphics, DRAM and full-screen digital video playback support. It is priced at $259 for 2MB of DRAM and $199 for 1MB of DRAM. Cirrus is releasing its $32 CL-GD5520 decoder, which offers MPEG-1 compatibility, PCI-bus mastering and audio-video synchronization. Cirrus is shipping the chip in Aug 1995, and it should start appearing in motherboards and add-in cards in late fall 1995.
Diamond Multimedia Inc. and Cirrus Logic Inc. are readying new products aimed at providing desktop PC users with low-priced, high-speed access to graphics and video applications.
Diamond will seek to bring down the cost of 64-bit graphics this week with the release of the Stealth64 2001 graphics card, as well as a combination graphics/video board that supports full-screen digital video playback.
On the chip side, Cirrus will roll out next week its latest MPEG offering: a single-chip, low-cost decoder that works with the company's graphics and audio controllers.
Although Diamond and Cirrus are counting on PC-based training and video kiosks to propel MPEG in a corporate environment, users said there are still numerous roadblocks. "MPEG can't be delivered in its current form because of network and desktop storage limitations and bandwidth issues," said George Pace, information systems manager at Prudential Securities Inc., in Newark, N.J.
Diamond's Stealth64 2001 uses a new graphics controller from Ark Logic Inc. and provides 1,600-by-1,200-pixel resolution at 16.7 million colors, said officials of the San Jose, Calif., company. A PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) version with 2M bytes of DRAM (dynamic RAM) is priced at $189. The card complements Diamond's $289 64-bit Stealth64 200 graphics accelerator that uses an S3 Inc. chip.
Adding to the graphics/video combination trend, the company will also release this week the Stealth64 Video 2001, an add-in card that combines DRAM, 64-bit graphics, and full-screen digital video playback. A 1M-byte DRAM version is $199, and a 2M-byte version is $259, officials said.
A $99 MPEG daughtercard runs 30-frame-per-second video. Driver support for the module includes Intel Corp.'s Indeo, Cinepak, and software MPEG-1.
Cirrus' CL-GD5520, which provides MPEG-1 compatibility, audio- video synchronization, and PCI-bus mastering, will be made available to OEMs for either motherboard implementations or as a piece of an integrated graphics/video card using the 64-bit CL-GD5440 Alpine chip, according to officials of the Fremont, Calif., company.
The $32 chip will begin appearing in add-in cards and motherboards later this fall from current Cirrus customers. Add-in cards using the chip are expected to be priced around $200."
PC Week, Vol.12 Issue 33 (COPYRIGHT 1995 QuinStreet Enterprise)
Diamond Multimedia Inc. and Cirrus Logic Inc. are readying new products aimed at providing desktop PC users with low-priced, high-speed access to graphics and video applications.
Diamond will seek to bring down the cost of 64-bit graphics this week with the release of the Stealth64 2001 graphics card, as well as a combination graphics/video board that supports full-screen digital video playback.
On the chip side, Cirrus will roll out next week its latest MPEG offering: a single-chip, low-cost decoder that works with the company's graphics and audio controllers.
Although Diamond and Cirrus are counting on PC-based training and video kiosks to propel MPEG in a corporate environment, users said there are still numerous roadblocks. "MPEG can't be delivered in its current form because of network and desktop storage limitations and bandwidth issues," said George Pace, information systems manager at Prudential Securities Inc., in Newark, N.J.
Diamond's Stealth64 2001 uses a new graphics controller from Ark Logic Inc. and provides 1,600-by-1,200-pixel resolution at 16.7 million colors, said officials of the San Jose, Calif., company. A PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) version with 2M bytes of DRAM (dynamic RAM) is priced at $189. The card complements Diamond's $289 64-bit Stealth64 200 graphics accelerator that uses an S3 Inc. chip.
Adding to the graphics/video combination trend, the company will also release this week the Stealth64 Video 2001, an add-in card that combines DRAM, 64-bit graphics, and full-screen digital video playback. A 1M-byte DRAM version is $199, and a 2M-byte version is $259, officials said.
A $99 MPEG daughtercard runs 30-frame-per-second video. Driver support for the module includes Intel Corp.'s Indeo, Cinepak, and software MPEG-1.
Cirrus' CL-GD5520, which provides MPEG-1 compatibility, audio- video synchronization, and PCI-bus mastering, will be made available to OEMs for either motherboard implementations or as a piece of an integrated graphics/video card using the 64-bit CL-GD5440 Alpine chip, according to officials of the Fremont, Calif., company.
The $32 chip will begin appearing in add-in cards and motherboards later this fall from current Cirrus customers. Add-in cards using the chip are expected to be priced around $200."
PC Week, Vol.12 Issue 33 (COPYRIGHT 1995 QuinStreet Enterprise)
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MVP is the Motion Video Player 1100 add-on for the Stealth64 Video 2001. DTV is the Digital TV add-on.
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A Stealth 64 Video 2001