UK-based
Ocean Blue says its new ‘Sunrise' software will
enable viewers, for the first time, to receive HD, digital, and
analogue transmissions on a single chip within an LCD or Plasma TV.
The software will also enable inbuilt power saving features and plug
in USB devices.
The
new Sunrise software from Ocean Blue is the first software that
incorporates power saving functions, HD, USB support, digital and
analogue formats, which can all operate on a single internal chipset,
as opposed to the multiple chips currently in use.
Combining
multiple broadcast types and functions on a single chip will cut development
time and reduce software and hardware costs for the next breed of HD
TVs. Ocean Blue's CEO, Ken Helps, said: "High Definition will be
the hottest broadcast technology of 2009 and the single chipset
solution for televisions will be the panacea. Standards such as
DVB-T2 have only been finalised this summer. Ocean Blue is working
closely with the semi-conductor industry to produce the hardware &
software solution that will power the new generation of televisions,
which will also be more energy efficient".
With
Ocean Blue's Sunrise software, channel tuning for both analogue and
digital is accomplished through the same user interface, leading to a
better user experience across multiple broadcast signals. It will
also enable an easy dual set-up process for Integrated Digital TVs
via one single user interface.
This new generation of chipsets
for televisions will also have functions allowing TV to be switched
into an energy saving mode, rather than just standby mode, says Ocean
Blue.
