Genesis Microchip Inc., a leading provider of display image processors, announced earlier that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in the consumer electronics industry, has selected Genesis' FLI2310 video format converter for use in its DVD-HD931 progressive-scan DVD player. Currently available in the U.S., the DVD-HD931 retails for a suggested price of $299 and carries the DCDi by Faroudja brand on its faceplate for easy consumer recognition.

The FLI2310 is a single-chip digital video processor that converts standard interlaced and high definition video signals into formats compatible with the fixed pixel formats of flat panel displays. Additionally, the FLI2310 features video enhancement technologies, aspect ratio conversion and Faroudja's proprietary DCDi algorithms that eliminate the jagged edges seen on moving angled lines in video.

Other advanced performance capabilities of the FLI2310 include the following:

? Patented film mode technology for proper handling of 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown, as well as bad-edit detection/correction
? Motion adaptive algorithms that select optimal filtering on a per-pixel basis to produce maximum resolution and suppress motion artifacts
? Patented non-linear enhancement algorithms to enhance the small details and large edges of an image to create the clearest picture without introducing artifacts
? Flexible horizontal and vertical scalers to perform aspect ratio conversion and to upconvert an image to resolutions up to 1080p or SXGA
? Input resolutions of 480i (NTSC), 576i (PAL/SECAM), 480p, 720p, 1080i and VGA to SXGA
? Output resolutions of 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and VGA to SXGA

(http://www.samsungelectronics.com), (http://www.genesis-microchip.com)