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Presenting at 6th C3D World

keith — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:41:07 +0000

I’m currently in Shanghai at the 6th C3D World to present “Providing premium 3D video with post processing for CE and STB products”. Should be another great show, like the previous two.

Standalone Blu-ray Player Sales to Top 24M Units in 2010

keith — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:13:01 +0000

Sales of Blu-ray players (not including Sony PlayStation 3) in the United States, Japan, and Western Europe are expected to top nearly 24 million units in 2010, including sales of 11 million players in the fourth quarter. At least 10% of these are expected to offer 3D playback, increasing to more than 25% in . . . → Read More: Standalone Blu-ray Player Sales to Top 24M Units in 2010

Krell Prepares Evolution 555 Blu-ray Player for Shipment

keith — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:54:22 +0000

Rather than borrowing another manufacturer’s complete design, Krell has designed the player themselves, cherry-picking best-of-breed parts to handle each function. Sigma Designs got the nod for the video processor (SMP8644), with the 12-bit VXP processor (GF9452) on board to handle upconversion, de-interlacing and other video-related heavy lifting. The player supports a vertical stretch mode for eliminating the black bars from Cinemascope content, for use in Constant Image Height (CIH) front projection systems.

HDI Dune Announces Four New Media Players and Home Automation Technology

keith — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:39:07 +0000

HDI Dune unveils HDI Dune Pro, Dune HD Max, Dune HD Smart, and Dune HD Lite 53D for North American Market, featuring upgrade options for comprehensive home automation and control. They use the Sigma Designs SMP8642 and SMP8653 media processors and Z-Wave for the home control technology, starting a trend of home control features . . . → Read More: HDI Dune Announces Four New Media Players and Home Automation Technology

HDI Dune Blu-ray Player with Home Control Features

keith — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:36:34 +0000

HDI Dune announced HDI Dune Pro, the company’s new upscale high-definition media center and the first product to feature HDI Dune Home Technology—a Connected Home Services platform, developed in conjunction with 4Home, that allows home monitoring, media management, and control of all networked cameras, thermostats, lights, etc. from the television.