Samsung Taps Cirrus Codec Chip For PVR/DVD Player
By Mark Long -- e-inSITE, 1/22/02
Samsung Electronics has developed a combination Personal Video Recorder (PVR)/DVD player based on the CS92288 MPEG Audio/Video Codec chip that has been incorporated into Cirrus Logic's Encore reference design.
The Cirrus CS92288 codec enables PVR viewing control features, including the ability to pause and replay live broadcasts. In addition, the codec has been designed to enable consumers to control the tradeoffs between video quality and storage demands.
"By combining the features of a DVD player and a PVR into a single device, Samsung's new low-cost set top box represents a new category of appliance that makes good sense for consumers," said Kathleen Maher, Editor-in-Chief at Jon Peddie Research in a prepared statement. "A platform, such as the Encore reference design from Cirrus Logic, provides designers with compelling product options for consumers who are interested in these new features but who absolutely demand ease-of-use in their consumer appliances."
Cirrus' CS92288 codec offers both audio and video real-time encoding and decoding in a single, highly integrated device. It also supports the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 digital-video standards as well as Dolby Digital and MPEG digital-audio standards. The codec also can enable high-quality video recording in real-time over a wide range of bit rates, depednign on the specific requirements of the application. In addition, the company's Encore reference design includes the required chips for enabling digital recording and playback ina fully integrated design package that includes all the hardware, software and support required for product development.
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