Designed for use in mid- to high-end advanced set-top box (ASTB) and digital television (DTV) systems, the Nexperia PNX8525 Home Entertainment Engine delivers comprehensive source decoder, interactive TV, Internet, telephony, and digital recording functions on a single chip. This highly flexible IC decodes all high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) MPEG-2 source material. Outputting enhanced SD display, the PNX8525 is primarily targeted for STBs driving existing NTSC, PAL, and SECAM television sets as well as digital TVs and projectors.
On a single, flexible IC, the PNX8525 provides a complete, future-proof solution for building tomorrow's advanced DTV and STB products. In addition to supporting basic and premium TV services, PNX8525-powered products can be easily enhanced to deliver advanced TV services such as web-browsing, time-shift record/playback, interactive video, streaming video and audio media, video telephony, games, purchase transaction management, and more. New standards for DTV, communications, or multimedia can be supported through software upgrades.
