General description
For a complete, flexible hardware and software platform for building unique DMA products, look no further than our Nexperia™ Network Media Player Reference Design. It enables access to rich PC media content and Internet applications on TVs, as well as supporting standard DMA content functionality.
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Key features
• Ready-to-manufacture reference design includes Nexperia PNX1502 media processor-based reference board and software
• Supports digital media content and remote applications
• Sophisticated media client software from Mediabolic
• Handles popular digital media formats including DivX, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV9, AVC/H.264, MP3, AAC, JPEG, and more
• Robust image enhancement features, motion-adaptive de-interlacing, and high-quality upscaling
• Supports upscaling to 720p or 1080i via component and HDMI outputs
• Versatile wired (USB, 1394, Ethernet) and wireless (802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth) connectivity to home network, digital camera, cell phone or other devices
• Optional storage on hard disk or flash media.
• Customizable user interface with international language support
• Software designed to DLNA 1.5 DMP guidelines ensures cross-product interoperability
Background information
Supporting both wired and wireless connectivity, the Nexperia NMP enables Network TVs and DMAs to communicate easily with any PC, IP connected cellular phone, connected digital camera or media server in a home network. Its high-quality digital audio and video decoding, exceptional picture quality, and sophisticated software offer:
• streaming or downloading of high quality music, videos, and photos from a PC, the Internet, an IP connected cellular phone, a connected digital camera, or network-attached storage (NAS) devices to TVs or media player devices using a remote control
• real-time browsing of online multimedia content from media players throughout the house
Based on the Nexperia PNX1502 media processor, the reference design is capable of processing all of today’s popular, as well as emerging, digital media formats. Manufacturers can tailor display and media processing functions to create differentiated and appealing players with unique feature sets and price points. The reference design can also be integrated into an LCD TV set with direct support for the display’s native resolution.
The PNX1502's extensive range of advanced image and video enhancement features deliver exceptional picture quality. An integrated TFT LCD controller enables direct output for integration into LCD and plasma TVs and supports display resolutions up to WXGA TFT LCD.
The reference design includes complete, production-ready, binary media player software from Mediabolic, Inc. The software is fully customizable, with a flexible UI skin system and middleware plug-in API for personal, OEM, or third-party feature extension. It includes input and display support for international languages.
Media server software is also available from Mediabolic, giving media players access to content stored on a PC, NAS, DVR or other server devices. Mediabolic offers software customization services as well as a Source Code Software Development Kit enabling developers to extend the UI or any other aspect of the reference design software.
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