Hitachi to exhibit digital era products at CES.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1997-- Company Demonstrates World's First Digital Full- Motion MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). Video Camera, a Handheld PC, Digital Satellite Systems (DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S ) and a 25-Inch Plasma Display Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd. today unveiled an exciting broad new line of consumer products for the digital era, underscoring the depth and breadth of its technological capability. Hitachi Home Electronics (America) is demonstrating products ranging from a handheld PC (HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. ) supporting the Microsoft(a) Windows(a) CE operating system, a Moving Picture Experts Group (compression, standard, algorithm, file format, body) Moving Picture Experts Group - (MPEG, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 WG11) An ISO committee that generates standards for digital video compression and audio. Also the name of their algorithms. (MPEG)-1 digital full-motion video camera -- the world's first such camera, a 25-inch color plasma display that boasts more than 2.5 times the pixels of current VGA-compatible displays, two new digital satellite systems (DSS), to a host of other products including a Home Theatre Room featuring LCD projectors, Ultravision PTVs and consumer DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . "Consumer products today have taken on a whole new meaning," said Tom Itoh, president of Hitachi Home Electronics (America). "With the convergence between the computer and consumer industries, we no longer simply include traditional products such as TVs and VCRs but a wealth of digital products like handheld PCs and MPEG cameras. Hitachi with its enormous resources and R&D is one of the few companies in the world that can develop, manufacture, and market all the essential components mandated by the convergence of technologies in today's information age." Hitachi's HPC at CES uses the company's 32-bit SuperH(a) RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. architecture-based SH-3 microprocessor. The Hitachi HPC features compact and easy-to-type keyboard, with easy operation and functionality employing popular Windows-based applications software and remote communications capabilities. The MPEG camera allows for realtime compression and full-motion video. MPEG is an internationally recognized video compression standard that brings digital video within reach of the average PC user. The Hitachi prototype camera has a high compression ratio enabling high-capacity storage on a PC hard disk and boasts more than 352 x 240 dots of resolution for high-picture quality. It is smaller than a conventional camcorder and all of the camera's functions such as realtime compression, full-motion video and playback are handled by a single chip -- the MPEG-1 encoder/decoder (CODEC) LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. , developed by Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi's 25-inch plasma display is capable of displaying an A3 full-size page. Its 1,024-by-768-pixel XGA (EXtended Graphics Array) A screen resolution of 1,024x768 pixels. The term stems from IBM's XGA display standard introduced in 1990, which extended VGA to 132-column text and interlaced 1,024x768x256 resolution. XGA-2 later added non-interlaced 1,024x768x64K. mode displays 2.36 million dots, which is more than 2.5 times the number of dots displayed in VGA mode (640 by 480 pixels). Despite its large, 25-inch diagonal size, the display is only 8 cm deep, weighs about 15 kg, and provides full, wide-angle visibility even in high-resolution XGA mode. The company is showing two DSS systems at CES, the HDS- 110S basic system with a single line LNB LNB Low Noise Block LNB Laredo National Bank (Texas) LNB Low Noise Block downconverter (satellite television) LNB Low NOx Burner LNB Lubbock National Bank (Texas) and steel dish, and the HDS-120S with illuminated Home Theatre remote control, Dual LNB, S-VHS (Super-VHS) A VHS recording and playback system that increased resolution from 240 to 400 lines and used a higher-quality cassette. S-VHS introduced the S-video interface, which separated the luma from the color (see S-video). cable and fiberglass reinforced polymer dish. Both products are user friendly enabling satellite dish users to quickly find channels and access information without the confusion of navigating through extensive guide systems. They also incorporate a 1-button record feature for easy VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. recording. In addition to the products above, Hitachi Home Electronics (America), is exhibiting state-of-the-art home theatre rooms featuring a 60-inch projection TV, LCD projectors, laser disc player, DVD player as well as a number of other digital consumer products. Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., develops and markets a variety of consumer electronics and commercial multimedia products. Hitachi America, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan, markets and manufactures electrical and electronic goods and provides industrial equipment and services throughout the United States. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is the world's leading global electronics company, with fiscal 1995 consolidated sales (ending March 31, 1996) of $76.6 billion(b). The company markets and manufactures a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. -0- (a) Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. or other countries. (b) At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar. CONTACT: Bill Campeau Public Relations Advisors 541-478-2140 or O'Patrick Wilson Hitachi America, Ltd. 914-333-2955 wilson_o@halny.hitachi.com |
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