Pixel Magic Systems VPS3800 - Manual (Page 8)

With the huge success of Crystalio in past years, Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. is now proud to
introduce an absolute must for any videophile passionate about their hi-performance home
entertainment system: Crystalio II. It has been designed to deliver the most natural and artifact-
free images with smooth motion, true colors and stunning detail that you have ever experienced.
1.1 WHY DO I NEED CRYSTALIO II?
Crystalio II is the perfect companion for any commercial or home theater application. This is
made possible by the use of Gennum’s Visual Excellence Processing (VXP) image processor
which offers revolutionary improvements over today’s existing solutions by integrating next-
generation broadcast-quality algorithms.
You may wonder why you need a separate video processor, if you can simply purchase a
projector or a DVD player with some scaling capability built in. The reasons are performance
and flexibility. Crystalio II allows you to have sophisticated control over every aspect of video
processing, so that you can control the performance of the entire video system to a far greater
extent. Crystalio II also gives you the flexibility to enjoy this feature from basic component video
sources right through to pure digital HD SDI and HDMI video.
HD SDI (High Definition Serial Digital Interface) is a specialist video distribution standard for
uncompressed high definition video transmission in the broadcast industry at maximum quality
over long distance by co-axial or fiber optic cable.
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), on the other hand, is the first and only digital
interface to combine uncompressed high definition video, multi-channel audio and intelligent
format and command data in a single digital interface. You can dramatically simplify home
theater system installation by using a single cable for audio and video and eliminate the cable
quagmire typically associated with home theater system components. Most importantly, HDMI
offers significant advantages over analog A/V connections, including the ability to transmit
uncompressed digital video and audio content.
In a nutshell, Crystalio II is able to maximize the performance of any video source, from
traditional SVHS recordings and video games consoles to DVD players, high definition TV
broadcast and future high definition Blu-Ray or HD-DVD players.
The following will describe in-depth the evolution of video processing that has led to the
innovation of Crystalio II. Alternatively you may skip these paragraphs and go directly to
Section 1.3 for an overview of the most cutting-edge technologies that Crystalio II has embodied.
1.2 VIDEO PROCESSING HISTORY
So many home theater viewers find that their new projector, plasma or LCD does not provide the
expected increase in image quality and may even appear noisier or less clear than their old
standard definition system or CRT set.
Few people realize when they purchase their first high definition TV set that the majority of TV
programming is still delivered in standard definition. Even true high definition TV transmissions,
Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sources are often still interlaced or have significant noise, or may contain
artifacts due to the original recording medium.
To make matters worse, in order to fill a high resolution high definition TV screen the standard
definition image has to be enlarged, unfortunately enlarging all the flaws in the original image too.
The video processing built into most home theater displays and progressive-scan DVD players has
limited processing ability, runs basic algorithms and is unable to properly deal with these flaws.
1. ABOUT CRYSTALIO II
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