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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: Digital media processors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 September 2004
Digital media processor powers A/V CD
player
Two new portable media devices from Iriver are billed as redefining the portable media player (PMP) market with the industry's first CD portable media player.
Two new portable media devices from Iriver are billed as redefining the portable media player (PMP) market with the industry's first CD portable media player Powered by TI's Digital Media family of digital signal processors (DSPs), along with multiple analogue components from TI, Iriver's IMP 1100 is the world's first audio/video (A/V) CD player, and the multifunctional PMP-100 is a hard disk drive A/V player with FM tuner
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Advances in audio/video technology are enabling innovative portable products, such as the PMP, which offers consumers new ways to enjoy their digital content", said Cindy McCurley, Senior Analyst, In-Stat/MDR.
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The IMP 1100 A/V CD player combines the convenience and reliability of a CD player with the cutting-edge capabilities of an A/V player.
Consumers can watch home movies or digital photos on the 2in 260k colour TFT LCD screen.
Leveraging TI's power-efficient DSP and high-performance DC/DC power management ICs, the IMP 1100 can play up to six hours of video and approximately 25 hours of music with one charge of the rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.
The IMP 1100 also supports a variety of additional features, including: TV-out/line-out to watch shows on the home TV; upgradeable firmware to get the latest features of tomorrow; audio formats - MP3, Windows Media Audio (WMA) and ASF, DivX video; and imaging formats - JPEG and BMP, offering broad support for content.
The PMP-100 HDD A/V player is the first HDD-based A/V player with an FM tuner.
It also offers the above mentioned features with additional support for MPEG4 video.
The USB 2.0 device and host allow consumers to access content quickly and easily, whether it is from the Internet or personal use, such as pictures taken with a digital camera.
Video and pictures can be seen clearly on the large 3.5in 260k colour TFT graphic LCD screen.
The PMP-100 can play approximately four to five hours of video and up to 10 hours of audio on a Li-ion battery and up to 18 hours for audio playback after firmware optimisation.
Iriver offers the PMP-100 with either 20 or 40Gbyte of storage.
"By partnering with TI, we are able to continue to develop next-generation consumer entertainment devices", said Matthew Yoon, Marketing Director, Iriver.
"We see tremendous growth potential in the PMP market, as innovation is the key to success in this growing market".
As the leader in providing silicon to the PMP market, TI has a variety of solutions to offer manufacturers to help them take advantage of the power efficiency and performance headroom of TI's digital media processors.
In addition, TI's DC/DC power management devices prolong battery life by achieving up to 96% power conversion efficiency.
Portable media players require design complexity, enhanced user interfaces and advanced SoCs, and TI is one of the few companies that can meet these performance and cost demands.
The IMP 1100 is scheduled to be available in the Q3 of 2004 and will have a suggested retail price of $279.99.
The PMP-100 is available now and will have a suggested retail price of $479.99 for 20Gbyte and $579.99 for 40Gbyte.
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