Digital Projection Introduces New Video Image Processor Featuring Silicon Optix's HQV Powered by Teranex Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 6, 2005—
Digital Projection International has partnered with
Silicon Optix to release an external video switcher/image processor
for use with all of Digital Projection's current and previously
released precision displays. Digital Projection's VIP 1000 features
the Silicon Optix Realta HQV(TM) trillion-operations-per-second image
processor allowing user-selectable adjustments to improve the quality
of any video source.
"The VIP 1000 uses absolute state-of-the-art Realta HQV image
processing to produce the finest images ever seen on a DLP projector.
The HD de-interlacing is spectacular," said George Walter, Home Cinema
Market Manager at Digital Projection.
Realta HQV processing originates from Teranex's $60k broadcast and
postproduction platforms. Teranex's software algorithms run on
Realta's trillion-operations-per-second video engine to deliver a new
standard for video quality called Hollywood Quality Video, or HQV.
The Digital Projection VIP 1000 has a suggested retail price of
$5,995 and will be available Q4 2005.
About Digital Projection International
Founded in 1989, Digital Projection International (DPI) has been
instrumental in the development and application of Digital Light
Processing(TM) technology by Texas Instruments for projection systems.
DPI introduced the world's first 3-chip DLP(TM) projector in 1997, and
has since delivered expert system engineering and world-class customer
services, thus maintaining its position as a digital imaging pioneer.
DPI's groundbreaking projection research and development has
garnered the admiration of industry professionals around the world.
This has earned the company many awards, including two Emmy(R) Awards
for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development by the Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences. DPI remains the first and only
projector manufacturer to win the coveted award.
Today, DPI manufactures and distributes an extensive line of ultra
high-performance 3-chip and single-chip DLP(TM) projection systems.
These projectors are the reference standard for demanding applications
such as large-venue, live-event staging, fortune 5000, homeland
security, education, medical and scientific research, command and
control, digital cinema, commercial entertainment, worship and elite
home cinema.
About Silicon Optix
Silicon Optix Inc., a privately held fabless semiconductor
company, is the leading supplier of advanced programmable video/image
digital processing integrated circuits (ICs). The company's products
are driving three unique technologies into a broad range of markets: a
patented, powerful, array-based programmable DSP for digital video
that can perform one trillion operations/second enabling real-time
pixel-by-pixel processing of HDTV; industry-leading and Hollywood
proven software algorithms from Teranex; and proprietary eWARP(TM)
geometry processing. Its mission is to leverage these innovative
technologies into ICs that will enable the next generation of digital
video/image capture, transmission, distribution, editing, storage, and
display solutions. Silicon Optix is headquartered in San Jose,
California, with operations in Hanover, Germany; Orlando, Florida;
Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai, China; and Toronto, Canada. For more
information visit www.siliconoptix.com.
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Silicon Optix Inc.
Brian Hentschel, 416-490-7779, ext. 233
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