New VP50PRO Features Mosquito Noise Reduction, Fine Detail Enhancement, and Edge Enhancement Technologies
LOS GATOS, Calif. — Aug. 13, 2007 — Anchor Bay, a leading supplier of video processing systems and video processing semiconductors (ASICs), today announced the world’s first video processor for home theater systems to utilize HDMI 1.3 receiver/transmitter chips, the DVDO iScan VP50PRO. As the new flagship video processor in the DVDO iScan family, the VP50PRO also offers ISF ccc certification and new VRS Video Reference Series technologies.
The DVDO iScan VP50PRO marks the debut of three new Anchor Bay VRS technologies, Mosquito Noise Reduction, and Fine Detail Enhancement and Edge Enhancement, which greatly improve the quality of compressed and low-resolution content coming from STBs, DVRs, DVD, IPTV, and other digital media devices when viewed on high-resolution/high-definition displays.
Like the award-winning VP50, the VP50PRO also features 10-bit Precision Deinterlacing, 10-bit Precision Video Scaling up to 1080p, PReP (Progressive Re-Processing), Progressive Cadence Detection, and RightRate VRS technologies to maximize picture quality.
The VP50PRO is the first video processor to use HDMI 1.3 receiver/transmitter chips that allow users to connect other HDMI-compliant 1.3 devices that support high-definition audio formats and Deep Color, available on some newer sources like HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, and PS3. This capability allows the VP50PRO to provide customers with years of service as new source devices with this standard start to emerge.
For added convenience, the processor’s two programmable 12V triggers provide seamless control over such devices as projectors, screens, lifts, drapes, anamorphic lenses, and much more. In addition, the VP50PRO offers ISF ccc certification, which gives ISF calibrators the proper controls to provide their customers with optimal settings for daytime and nighttime viewing while maintaining picture accuracy regardless of the ambient light in the room.
A module with two SD/HD-SDI inputs will also be available for the VP50PRO, extending its capabilities to broadcast, pre/post-production, and prosumer applications.
“Having the VP50PRO at the heart of any high-definition video processing center guarantees customers a stunning, one-of-a-kind viewing experience,” said Craig Soderquist, CEO at Anchor Bay. “As the world’s first video processor to be HDMI 1.3 enabled, the VP50PRO offers the finest video processing image quality available today, and is creating the standard for next-generation source devices. With the addition of our exclusive mosquito noise reduction and fine detail edge enhancement technologies, customers can expect the best possible performance from their high-resolution displays.”
The VP50PRO will be shipping in September 2007.
For more information on Anchor Bay, please visit www.anchorbaytech.com.
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About Anchor Bay Technologies, Inc.
Anchor Bay designs and manufactures advanced digital semiconductor and system-level solutions for today’s digital television and high-resolution digital video products. The company’s proprietary Video Reference Series (VRS) technology allows Anchor Bay to offer a wide range of advanced video processing solutions that greatly improve image quality on large screen HDTV home theater systems and other video displays. The company’s product offerings include Precision Video Scaling, Precision Deinterlacing, Progressive Re-Processing (PReP), color correction, detail enhancement, and noise reduction solutions.
Anchor Bay makes its VRS technology available in semiconductor products for OEMs and in its award-winning DVDO iScan line of video processing systems for end users. The company is dedicated to providing leading-edge video technologies that will enable current and next generation ICs and systems to deliver reference-quality images across a wide range of displays and sources. Privately held, Anchor Bay maintains its headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif.
