Samsung se apunta a la musica multicanal

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He aqui una noticia fresquita de Samsung (en ingles):

Samsung Selects Philips' SACD Chip Solution to Deliver Superior Audio Quality in Advanced DVD Players; The SAA7893HL Enables a Realistic Listening Experience at Home

SAN JOSE, Calif.--July 6, 2004--Royal Philips Electronics today announced that Samsung Electronics has chosen to integrate Philips' Super Audio CD (SACD) single-chip solution, the SAA7893HL. Samsung will integrate Philips' SAA7893HL into its DVD Players (DVD-HD841) as Samsung strives to deliver high-quality audio and video experience to its customers. By promoting this next step in audio-technology, Samsung offers consumers DVD players featuring the next level of audio reproduction -- clearly superior to the CD. With the SAA7893HL by Philips, SACD has become a 'must-have' feature in the DVD-video market, bringing a superior multi-channel listening experience to consumers in their home environment.

"The SACD format is quickly moving into the mainstream consumer market, becoming a standard technology feature for DVD players," says Kurt Sievers, marketing and strategy manager, connected multimedia solutions, Philips Semiconductors. "Co-developed by Philips, the SACD format represents the next level of audio reproduction. Philips' SAA7893HL is the ideal semiconductor solution to seamlessly add SACD capabilities to DVD devices."

"Our decision to use the Philips SAA7893HL for our next generation of DVD players could not have been easier," said Kim Young-Han, DVD+SACD principal engineer and project manager at Samsung Electronics. "SACD technology delivers the highest possible multi-channel audio quality. By utilizing the easy-to-implement SAA7893HL from Philips, Samsung will be able to offer a truly unbelievable sound experience to end consumers at an affordable price."

The high-performance SACD decoding and post-processing capabilities of the Philips SAA7893HL allow the makers of DVD players to bring high-quality multi-channel sound to end consumers at reasonable prices. It is a flexible single-chip hardware and software solution that offers complete SACD functionality, yet avoids the need for continual redesign and reintegration of SACD into various applications. Due to the integrated multiple loader and host interfaces, the SAA7893HL can support many different DVD platforms. It enables manufacturers to introduce DVD video players and receivers that can support six-channel SACD and DVD playback. The six-channel DAC outputs of the DVD host are routed via the chip, which provides a DAC switch function between SACD mode and DVD mode. Offering a complete solution, including Annex J+ level SW API, the SAA7893HL also incorporates a full SACD software stack.

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Parece que el HD entra de fondo al mercado del consumo masivo a precios impensables hace sólo una año .

Hummmmm ??? Con el hard barato, es posible que se demanden discos y los precios bajen . ¿Qué pasará con el Cd entonces? Y, ¿qué calidad podremos esperar de audio ? Porque la de vídeo es solvente ... y ojo con LG y Samsung, que ya no son marcas que sólo "copian", sino que también ya inventan . Me recuerda un poco a las marcas japonesas de primeros de los 70 , con el añadido de que todo se fabrica en Asia ...

Señores, ¿ debemos empezar a preocuparnos muy seriamente los europeos por nuestro pan a causa de ASIA o por el contrario el potencial económico que se avecina nos va a beneficiar ?

Mi opinión es que el mercado europeo está ya tan debilitado que no le va a afectar tanto como al norteamericano. Tienen en China un mercado emegente que a medio plazo se los va a comer con patatas.

Me parece estupendo que haya fuentes digitales multiformato económicas. Odio que -algo- sea sólo para unos elegidos...

No se porque me da la impresion de que este chip de Philips es, o el mismo que utilizan el 565 y 575 de Pioneer o un hermano del mismo... ???