LSI Logic's Second-Generation, Single-Chip Processor Addresses Feature-Rich HDD/DVD Recorder Combination Products
- HDD/DVD recorder combo combines DVR and DVD features into a single, compact and affordable consumer product; builds on popularity of DVD player combos
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 5
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in multimedia processing for the Digital Home, today revealed the industry's most comprehensive and feature-rich hard disk drive (HDD)/DVD recorder system processor. The LSI Logic DiMeNsion(TM) 8652 (DMN-8652) is the company's second-generation, high-performance, single-chip device based on the field-proven DoMiNo(TM) architecture. The DMN-8652 is designed to help manufacturers offer combination recorder models by addressing the performance and design requirements needed to enable the increasingly popular features of digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD recorders.
According to In-Stat/MDR, the combination HDD/DVD recorder total available market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 90% through 2007. "We've seen surprising interest from consumers for combo devices in general, like DVD player/VCR combos. It's easy to see how an HDD/DVD recorder combo, with all of its specialized features, could be even more appealing to consumers," said Michelle Abraham, senior analyst with In-Stat/MDR.
"The HDD/DVD recorder combo expands upon the features of a single-drive DVD recorder by offering consumers features like video library, audio jukebox, video dubbing, and time-shifting of live TV," said Timothy Vehling, senior director of marketing for Consumer AV Products, LSI Logic's Broadband Entertainment Division. "Performing these features well and providing faster-than-real-time video dubbing are key requirements to ensure a positive user experience for this class of products. Manufacturers need to leverage high-performance, single-chip solutions like the DMN-8652 to meet this growing market requirement."
Supporting the same industry-leading integration that made the LSI Logic DMN-8650 the industry's first single-chip, HDD/DVD recorder system processor, the DMN-8652 further integrates a second dedicated ATAPI port, an NTSC/PAL TV encoder, video DACs and a USB controller, and offers the following features:
-- Two independent ATAPI interfaces allowing simultaneous,
hardware-accelerated access to a DVD recorder drive and a hard disk
drive;
-- Concurrent operation of timeshifting (pause, rewind and fast-forward of
live television) while archiving programs from hard disk to DVD;
-- Faster-than-real-time copy, transcode, and transrate operations between
HDD and DVD recordable medium;
-- MPEG-4 video technology playback;
-- State-of-the-art DoMiNoFX(TM) video-processing technologies such as
TrueView(TM) Pro, TrueScan(TM) Pro and PerfectView(R) Pro enable the
highest quality video for DVD recording, playback and archiving;
-- Integrated DV codec with Direct Digital Dub(TM) technology simplifies
the transfer of personal digital content from a camcorder to DVD over
FireWire, with one-touch control via a single remote; and
-- Software compatibility with previous generations of LSI Logic
DoMiNo-based architectures.
Michelle Abraham continued, "The compelling feature set of LSI Logic's HDD/DVD recorder processor combined with their high level of integration will help manufacturers drive competitive prices to facilitate mass consumer adoption of DVD recorder combination products."
LSI Logic's Broadband Entertainment Division provides innovative digital media processing and silicon solutions to industry-leading, worldwide consumer electronics manufacturers. With a complete line of cutting-edge products for DVD, DVR, EVD, video peripheral, digital and HDTV, set-top box, and professional video production/ broadcasting devices, LSI Logic delivers entertainment into and throughout the Digital Home.
Pricing and Availability
The DMN-8652 is available now to qualified customers at less than $28 in high volume.
About LSI Logic Corporation
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of communications, consumer and storage semiconductors for applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035 http://www.lsilogic.com/
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