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Blu-ray Player Solutions

As an early supporter of Blu-ray, we were instrumental in enabling most of the first Blu-ray players to market. For the first time, consumers were able to enjoy the highest-quality high-definition movies in their homes, setting new standards for audio and video quality.

The Blu-ray player market is continually offering new features, including:

  • Using BD-Live to support social networking sites, enabling consumers to update their status while watching the movie, discuss the movie, invite buddies to director-led community film screenings, etc.
  • Movies with IMDb and MovieIQ databases, enabling consumers to look up cast and crew information while watching the movie.
  • Use of iPhone® or iPod® touch devices to control the Blu-ray player, including the ability to access a Blu-ray disc's details such as cover art and actor information, and search for additional related video clips online.
  • Use of Gracenote's MusicID-Stream™, which allows consumers to access information on a song or artist playing in a movie or video simply pressing a button on their remote control. Gracenote then returns rich information on the song, such as artist, genre, and album cover art.
  • Downloading of new subtitles and audio tracks as they become available.
  • Streaming of on-line movies, TV shows, videos, radio stations, etc. (over-the-top or OTT content).
  • Playing of content stored on the home network (computer or network storage) or USB hard drive.
  • 3D video, enabling consumers to experience a new level of 3DTV viewing experience in the home.
  • Video processing to further improve video quality of Blu-ray movies, DVDs, etc. Currently on premium players, this feature will filter down to mainstream players.

New features coming shortly include:

  • Ability to make Managed Copies, enabling consumers to enjoy their content any where at any time. The Managed Copy content may be optimized for a variety of consumer devices, including mobile phones, portable media players, etc.
  • Integration of Blu-ray purchases and downloaded/streamed versions, enabling easy access of the same movie through a set-top box, HDTV, mobile phone, or any other device that's part of the ecosystem.
  • Ability to display 3D photos on a 3DTV.
  • Ability to do 2D to 3D video conversion.

Our family of architecture-compatible Secure Media Processors optimized for Blu-ray player applications, complete Blu-ray player SDK, and wide variety of reference designs enable fast development of a mainstream or premium Blu-ray player with a wide variety of feature options:

  • Streaming of on-line movies, TV shows, and videos (over-the-top or OTT content).
  • Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) support enables consumers to locate and enjoy content anywhere on their home AV network and effortlessly move or stream this content between DLNA-connected devices.
  • VXP® video processing to improve Blu-ray video quality and offer highest-quality DVD upscaling.
  • Z-Wave® RF remote control.
  • 802.11n, HomePNA®, or HomePlug® home AV networking.

We can also assist in integrating Blu-ray player functionality into a HTIB (Home Theater In a Box), AV receiver, or media player.