SAMSUNG PICKS GENESIS CHIP FOR DUAL-INTERFACE LCD MONITORS.Samsung Electronics has selected the Genesis gm5020 image processor for their dual-interface LCD monitor OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and business. Samsung produces 15-inch 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. LCD panels for many large brand-name monitor manufacturers (non-disclosure agreements prevent Genesis from publishing names). Samsung also has its own line of multimedia flat-panel displays, widely regarded for their wide viewing angles, crisp and vibrant images, plus fast and accurate auto adjustment. The dual-interface monitors rely on the Genesis gm5020 chip for all image processing and digital and analog connectivity. Samsung Electronics has used Genesis video/graphic-processing chips in the past; publicly announced designs include the SyncMaster 500, 520, 530 and 531 LCD monitors. The highly integrated gm5020 image processor offers numerous integration features -- including High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) developed by Intel Corporation to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) (HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) An encryption system for enforcing digital rights management (DRM) over DVI and HDMI interfaces. The copy protection system (DRM) resides in the computer, DVD player or set-top box. ) and "Ultra-Reliable DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. " -- to provide a flexible, cost-effective solution for the rapidly growing market of LCD monitors with both analog and digital interfaces. Dual-interface monitors ensure monitor-to-PC compatibility by offering connection to legacy VGA-style graphics cards as well as cards supporting the emerging DVI standard. |
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