Sigma Designs announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to power its third generation Blu-ray player, the BD-P1400.
Samsung’s new BD player is designed to offer one of the best video and audio performances available, including a number of industry first features. The BD-P1400 offers full compatibility with 24 movie frames per second playback, matching the native filming format for most movies and reducing artifacts. The new BD player also supports 60 frame/second output for enhanced compatibility with many of today's HDTVs. Focusing also on sound quality, Samsung's new BD player completes consumers' HD total home theater experience with advanced HD audio decoding featuring the industry’s first HD audio bit-stream pass-through on HDMI 1.3 for formats DTS-HD Master Audio®, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio®, Dolby TrueHD®, and Dolby Digital Plus®, enabling a variety of clear, full-bodied sound options. The HDMI 1.3 connection also offers HDMI CEC (Anynet+) technology, allowing consumers to use a single remote control to operate the BD player, TV and other A/V products from Samsung.
Sigma provides advanced media processor silicon and software that constitute a system-on-chip (SOC) solution for designing Blu-ray or HD-DVD players, enabling customers to focus on software development and value-added features that extend beyond basic operation. The next-generation technology contained in Sigma’s SMP8630 series enables players to offer stunning, precise pictures and remarkably beautiful sound as well as intelligent interactive features.
Press Release source: Sigma (PDF file).
