digital LEEZA From Key Digital Systems Gives Key To True HDTV Imagery

19-Dec-01

The digital LEEZA (KD-HT1080P) was chosen from among hundreds of new products launched at CES 2002 to be honored with an Innovations 2002 award, selected by a panel of industry experts for distinction based on its superiority in design and engineering.The digital LEEZA (KD-HT1080P) is the company's most sophisticated tool, capable of serving as the homeowners' virtual ""Command Center."" This one device replaces three (audio scaler, video scaler and switcher) as it links all SDTV/HDTV equipment and accepts all world formats (PAL, SECAM and NTSC). The digital LEEZA is the first scaler/switcher combination to offer consumer electronics customers all-digital throughput of SDI and DVI digital signals from any source, in a simple plug-and-play box. Key Digital Systems' digital LEEZA (KD-HT1080P) scaler/switcher is the first in the world to feature all-digital throughput for the finest, artifact-free HDTV/SDTV images, regardless of the origin and format of the source material. It's the ideal solution for high-end home theatre installations involving the support of multiple high quality, sophisticated devices and a large display screen. Infrared (IR) and RS-232 connectivity allows one-touch control of the system from any room in the house. Digital LEEZA uses Standard Digital Interface (SDI) connectivity to achieve this cost-effective, pure digital interface. This technology has been used for years by the broadcast marketplace, and now for the first time is available to regular home theatre customers. Aimed at home theatre buffs seeking high-end HDTV installations, where high performance and interconnectivity is key, digital LEEZA helps to amplify the beauty and acuity of in-store digital displays. It is compatible with plasma displays, D-ILAÆ, DLPô, LCD and CRT projectors, and SDTV/HDTV monitors. The President of Key Digital Systems, Mike Tsinberg, described digital LEEZA as the ideal centerpiece to the modern HDTV-ready home theatre, saying, ""For years, consumer electronics customers have awaited the arrival of true HDTV home theatre. Now that the time is here, we need to make sure that pristine images are always possible via high definition SDI and DVI scaling and switching. digital LEEZA ideal for consumers moving up to HDTV as it offers both superb switching and scaling functions in a cost-effective package. It's also the only integrated scaler/switcher unit with built-in DVI output, making it the only unit capable of delivering true all-digital throughput.""Scaling with a ""Clear Matrix,"" Key Digital System's proprietary Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing Algorithm, the unit achieves pristine images and compatibility with virtually every native resolution. The digital LEEZA can simultaneously convert two different HDTV video inputs from component to RGBHV, from RGBHV to component and offers full compatibility with any SDI source. The unit scales all SDTV video sources via four switchable inputs -- each programmable to component, S-video, or composite, and is also the only scaler available with three HDTV outputs. The scaler converts 480i/60 or 576i/50 SDTV signals to any of 30 scaler resolutions (480p to 1080p; 50, 60, 72 or 75 Hz refresh rate), 24 fixed inputs/output aspect ratios and five adjustable custom aspect ratios. The digital LEEZA switches multiple formats in any configuration, using four standard definition inputs include Serial Digital Interface (SDI 270) and three different SD inputs (component, S-video, and composite). Three HD video inputs (component, RGBHV, component to RGBHV conversion, and RGBHV to component conversion) plus multi-format Digital Video Interface (DVI) output, in NTSC and PAL versions, making it possible to integrate all e types of video and audio sources. A proprietary Key Digital Systems advanced motion-assisted scaling deinterlacing algorithm, called Clear Matrix effectively restores progressive scanning by taking into account vertical and temporal information from the SDTV 480i source signal. The unit can automatically scale between twelve standard aspect ratios or can select from an additional four customized aspect ratios that scale the scanning rate and perfectly adapt the video data to fit the screen according to the user's specifications. The digital LEEZA controls every aspect of the image, from chrominance, luminance, and contrast and even applies a noise reduction filter at your command. Choose refresh rates of 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 72 Hz or 75 Hz for each resolution and a 3:2 pull-down detection processing rate for 60 Hz rates. The digital LEEZA offers any input/output aspect ratios you can imagine, from letterbox to anamorphic and sync the positioning adjustment +/- 25 percent in the horizontal or vertical direction. The unit is powered with 100 VAC to 240 VAC internally, and can be rack-mounted for easy and flexible storage.The digital LEEZA streamlines presentations by offering infrared (IR) connectivity for one-touch control of the system from any room in the house (via a wired RS232 port or handheld remote).Key Digital Systems' digital LEEZA is a feature-rich scaling and switching solution. It's SDI and DVI compatibility enables all-digital throughput and the simple-to-use interface ensures the most demanding customers will be satisfied. A comprehensive two-year parts and labor guarantee fully supports the custom installer. Key Digital's digital LEEZA (KD-HT1080P) scaler/switcher is currently shipping at a manufacturer's suggested list price of $5,999 with Digital Video Interface (DVI) out. For more information about Key Digital Systems, visit www.keydigital.com.

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