Andre Yoskowitz
28 Sep 2008 15:17
According to a new report, Hitachi is expected to show off a new "super resolution" upconversion technology at the upcoming CEATEC show in Japan.
The company says the technology will upscale DVD and SDTV images to near 1080p resolution and will also improve the way HDTV broadcasts look.
There was no detailed information on how the process will work but a researcher at the company says the technology "analyzes the luminance signals of input images before processing multiple regions at a time."
Electronista says the "super resolution technology processes images on a frame-by-frame basis, and does so in real-time. It has the ability to selectively process SDTV and HDTV images on the same screen that occur during relay broadcasts, for example, upconverting either. Also, the software can differentiate between a sharp image, such as a close-up, and less vivid areas, including backgrounds, thereby not having an adverse effect on perspective. This is in contrast with existing upconverting methods, which enhance images from a specific resolution at a fixed rate."
The technology should be integrated into Hitachi's LCD and plasma lines beginning in 2010 and the company says they hope to have a dedicated processing LSI chip developed by then.
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