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PortalPlayer, Inc. Withdraws Previously Announced Follow-on Offering

Company Increases Q4 2005 Earnings Per Share Guidance

San Jose, Calif., Nov. 10, 2005 - PortalPlayer, Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY), a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor, firmware and software solutions for the personal media player market, today announced that it has withdrawn the follow-on offering it announced on October 24, 2005. PortalPlayer's management and Board of Directors believe that the current stock price does not reflect the company's market opportunity and future growth prospects for the business and have therefore decided to withdraw the current S-1 filing. The company's underlying strategy and execution plan remain on-track and unchanged.

"There are three elements to our current growth strategy," said Gary Johnson, president and chief executive officer of PortalPlayer. First, our relationships with our leading customers remain strong, as evidenced by the announcement of two dynamic market expanding products that have just begun to roll out to the market. We believe we are well positioned for the year ahead with these customers. Second, our organic growth and diversification strategy is on track, and we expect an additional major market segment for our products to be introduced in the first quarter of 2006. Third, we continue to evaluate smaller targeted acquisitions that support our core business strategy and diversification objectives using today's strong balance sheet. We will evaluate financing options again in the future to potentially accelerate these diversification and acquisition strategies, taking into consideration at that time our balance sheet and market conditions," said Mr. Johnson.

In light of the withdrawn S-1 filing, the company now expects its GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter to be in the range of $0.37 to $0.47, on 26.2 million weighted average shares outstanding. Excluding the effects of non-cash stock compensation charges of $600,000 to $800,000, the company expects non–GAAP net income per diluted share to be in the range of $0.40 to $0.50. This compares with the company's previous guidance of GAAP net income per diluted share in the range of $0.34 to $0.43 on 28.5 million weighted average shares outstanding, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share in the range of $0.37 to $0.46, which excludes the same compensation charges as noted above.

About PortalPlayer

PortalPlayer develops semiconductor, firmware and software platforms for personal multimedia players that empower consumers to easily purchase, rent, manage, listen to and watch large amounts of digital music, photos and video content. PortalPlayer is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices in Kirkland, Wash., and Hyderabad, India.

Contacts

S. Olav Carlsen
PortalPlayer, Inc.
(408) 521-7000

Kristine Mozes
Mozes Communications LLC
(781) 652-8875

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