Vidikron Of America Introduces New Video Scaler

1-Mar-02

Vidikron of America, known for their award-winning high performance video products, unveiled their new Single Scan Scaler (S3) at the 2002 CES. The S3 is a video processor that combines optimal resolution matching with state-of-the-art motion processing, to provide a simple and cost-effective solution to the complicated challenge of demonstrably improving video performance -- at a reasonable price. ""Quite often manufacturers of plasma displays and single lens projectors must sacrifice motion processing circuitry in order to achieve a certain low or mid price point. Adding a video scaler to one of these less expensive display devices greatly improves video performance,"" said Vidikron Marketing and Sales Vice President Greg Rizzo. The best scalers cost upward of $20,000 and offer the flexibility to choose from a wide range of different scan rates (resolutions) at any given time. ""While owners of less expensive display devices want the performance of the high-end scalers, they sometimes don't need the multi-scan flexibility or want the price tag associated with them,"" continued Rizzo.In response, Vidikron is introducing the new S3 Single Scan Scaler, which can be ordered in one of nine different scan rates (VGA to SXGA+). The S3 is configured (by the factory) to exactly match the native resolution of the customer's display device. By limiting the resolution of each S3 to a single scan rate, Vidikron is able to offer the same state-of-the-art performance as their high-end models at a lower price point. The end result yields unparalleled scaling and optimal pixel matching at price points previously unavailable from Vidikron. Borrowing the same deinterlacing and upconversion technology found in the company's DVS 3500 ($20,000) and DVS 5500 ($26,000), Vidikron can now provide this level of performance for $4,000 (VGA through XGA Wide), and $5,000 for SXGA+ resolution. The S3 boasts scan rate flexibility and can be mated with a wide variety of display devices (scanning at a frequency of 31.5 kHz or higher) -- including 42-, 50- and 61-inch plasmas, 7- and 8-inch front-projection CRT and RPTVs, as well as LCD, DLP and LCoS single-lens projectors. The S3 is best-suited for fixed-pixel and flat panel plasma displays; however, it also has numerous applications with front- and rear-projection CRTs.  The new S3 incorporates patented Faroudja Directional Correlational Deinterlacing (DCDiô) technology, which prevents the introduction of motion artifacts and jagged edges from signals originating from video cameras (such as with sporting events, live camera feeds, and music videos).In addition, Faroudja's patented 3:2 pull-down circuitry (with advanced edit detection) is used for video signals originating from film. This circuitry exactly reconstructs the original film frame without introducing motion artifacts. The advanced edit detection is critical to track today's videos that typically are filled with fast edits that combine both film- and video-originated sources. The new S3 also utilizes patented Faroudja 10-bit adaptive comb filtering with cross-color suppression (rainbow pattern artifact) and a two line time base corrector. Bandwidth expansion is applied to the color signal for further improvements in color resolution. HDTV component (YPbPr) to RGB transcoding is also included. The S3 offers aspect ratio (16:9, Anamorphic, Letterbox, Anamorphic-Plus, and 4:3) and image alignment controls, ensuring that it will integrate effortlessly with all types of displays. For more information, visit www.vidikron.com.

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