Anchor Bay Technologies Unveils the DVDO iScan VP30 Video Processor

Aug 17, 2005 8:00 AM

DVDO, powered by Anchor Bay Technologies (ABT), has released its next-generation, high-definition video scaling processor, the DVDO iScan VP30. This third-generation, 1080p-capable video processor builds on the success of the iScan HD and iScan HD+ and is DVDO's first standalone high-definition video processor offered with four HDMI inputs.

ABT's Precision Video Scaling II technology, which incorporates 10-bit scaling, enhanced sharpness controls, and nonlinear scaling, appears for the first time in the iScan VP30. Analog transcoding and analog HD processing allow connections to be "anything in, anything out," thereby reducing the number of cables needed to connect all video sources, current and legacy, to a high-definition display. This affords the maximum number of connectivity options for consumers who wish to incorporate their legacy analog sources into a theater setup with new digital receivers and displays.

The iScan VP30 offers the greatest flexibility of any processor currently available by allowing users to precisely match their display's native resolution to any resolution between 480p and 1080p, including 720p or 1080i. It also offers many preset output resolutions for plasmas, LCD, DLP, LCOS, and CRT-based displays.

The iScan VP30 features 11 video inputs: four HDMI, two component, two S-Video, two composite, and an RGBHV input, along with an optional SD-SDI input. Each input has separate picture controls allowing users to set their own parameters for each input to achieve the best picture from every source. Standard and custom aspect ratios can also be set up. With one button push, users can access many options for fitting and viewing an image on their display. It also provides complete pan and zoom capability to position and/or stretch your image on the screen with overscan, underscan, and border controls to eliminate black bars and fill the entire screen.

The iScan VP30 also functions as an audio switcher and router, featuring four digital audio inputs and one analog that can be assigned to any of the video inputs to allow one-button switching of both audio and video. Each of the audio inputs on the iScan VP30 employs ABT's Precision A/V Lipsync, which eliminates the annoying audio-video delay common on many displays. The four HDMI inputs accept both audio and video, allowing one simple connection for sources like DVD players, high-definition set-top boxes, D-VHS, or next-generation game consoles.

Serving as a complete AV hub, the iScan VP30 provides simultaneous audio/video switching with "any-rez-in-any-rez-out" video upconversion and one simple wire to the display.

An elegant front panel designed to complement the most sophisticated home theater systems will allow the iScan VP30 to blend seamlessly with other components. For home theater systems that use an equipment rack, an optional rackmount kit is available.

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