ViXS Systems' XCode 6400 to run Skydigita media player 2015-01-06 19:39 ET - News Release
Mr. Charlie Glavin reports
VIXS POWERS INDUSTRY'S FIRST 4K ULTRA HD HEVC 10-BIT OTT MEDIA PLAYER
ViXS Systems Inc. is powering Skydigita's new 4K ultra-HD HEVC over-the-top media IP client. The XCode 6400-powered Skydigita SDB-300 series of OTT media IP clients is the industry's first 4K ultra-HD HEVC 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 product on the market today. Skydigita is a Chinese-based original equipment manufacturer with distribution throughout Asia. ViXS will be showcasing the new Skydigita 4K ultra-HD product at CES 2015, Jan. 6 to 9, in the ViXS booth MP26055 in south hall 2 in the LVCC, Las Vegas.
The 4K ultra-HD market has its sights set on delivering the best video experience possible to the consumer, which includes providing content at full 60 frames per second using the latest 10-bit BT2020 colour format with HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 support. The market-leading features that are available with the Skydigita 4K ultra-HD media player are critical in meeting this goal, and it is a must-have product for any video service operator, over-the-top streaming service provider and retail consumer electronics-branded company planning to deploy 4K ultra-HD services.
"Skydigita plans to become a market leader in the ultra-HD video space, through our partnership with ViXS we have launched an ultra-HD OTT media product that will lead the charge toward meeting this goal," said Jiang WuXian, chief executive officer of Skydigita. "The ViXS XCode 6400 has been setting the pace in 4K ultra-HD and we have taken advantage of this leadership position to launch the first of its kind, 4K ultra-HD OTT media IP client."
"Skydigita has been a strong partner, and the timely development of the ViXS-based 4K ultra-HD OTT media IP client is a key milestone for the continued expansion of the 4K ultra-HD video streaming market space," said Perry Chappell, senior vice-president, worldwide sales, ViXS Systems. "As ViXS continues to lead the ultra-HD market, our customers are benefiting from this by developing and launching market-leading products that provide key product differentiators over their competitors."
Skydigita SDB-300 features include:
- 4K ultra-HD supported: 3,840 by 2,160 at 60P;
- HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2;
- Colour sampling rate support for 4:2:2, 10 bit;
- HEVC (H.265) support;
- WiFi: dual-band 2-by-2 MIMO 802.11ac/abgn;
- Up-convert legacy 1080P to 2160P;
- Third party 4K/HD video streaming service applications supported;
- 2.4-gigahertz RF remote controller;
- Compact form factor;
- Cost-effective platform.
The Skydigita SDB-300 4K ultra-HD OTT media product is available now.
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