Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Thomson's ViBE encoders enable 50% faster HD channel changing]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/30/thomsons-vibe-encoders-enable-50-faster-hd-channel-changing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/30/thomsons-vibe-encoders-enable-50-faster-hd-channel-changing/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/30/thomsons-vibe-encoders-enable-50-faster-hd-channel-changing/#commentsLook, 1.9 seconds to change the channel is way, way too long people -- we all know that. Thankfully, the bright engineers at Thomson realize it too, and that's why they've cranked out some seriously awesome advances to their ViBE encoders. The new "fast zapping solutions" enable 50% faster high-definition channel changing, and the secret is in the fancy simultaneous compression that most users won't even notice. In essence, it allows the STB to "quickly decode and display a low resolution version of the channel and transition to displaying the full HD resolution version without disrupting viewing," and if all goes well, we could see this become the de facto way of channel surfing by 2009. Gnarly, dudes.

Filed under: ,

Thomson's ViBE encoders enable 50% faster HD channel changing originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>channel changechannel changingChannelChangeChannelChangingencodersfasthdindustryset-top-boxspeedstbthomsonViBESun, 30 Nov 2008 11:33:00 EST