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13/8/2003

LG Electronics Selects Genesis Microchip for New Line of LCD Projectors

RL-JA20 Wide XGA Resolution LCD Projector Features FLI2310 Controller with DCDi(R) by Faroudja Video Processing

Genesis Microchip Inc., a leading provider of display image processors for consumer and PC-display products, today announced that LG Electronics, a leading global consumer electronics corporation, has designed Genesis Microchip's FLI2310 digital video processor into its new RL-JA20 LCD home theater projector. The projector is now available worldwide for approximately $3,000.00 USD and carries the DCDi(R) by Faroudja logo on its faceplate for easy consumer recognition.

The RL-JA20 supports high definition resolutions up to WXGA (1280 x 720), weighs 4Kg, and features brightness up to 1200 ANSI lumens, a 450:1 contrast ratio and a noise rating of 34 dB. The projector uses custom-made LCD panels developed by LG and has been designed for superior video performance in both home theater and multimedia business applications. It is fully compatible with 1080i, 720p, 480p and NTSC and PAL sources. Inputs include composite, S-Video, component, analog RGB and DVI.

"By leveraging Genesis' Faroudja video processing technology, LG has provided its customers with the premium video quality they have come to expect from LG projectors," said Young-Chuel Cha, director of LG Display Product Research Lab. "The FLI2310 controller with DCDi(R) by Faroudja outputs the highest quality upconverted video regardless of the source, making our LCD projectors versatile without sacrificing video quality."

"We believe LG's continued selection of Genesis Microchip's award-winning video processing technology validates our solutions' superior picture quality," said Anders Frisk, executive vice president and COO of Genesis Microchip. "Building onto an already strong portfolio of video products, LG's new LCD home theater projector brings affordable, noticeably advanced video to the consumer."

The FLI2310 is a single-chip digital video format converter featuring Faroudja's Emmy award-winning DCDi(R) (directional correlational deinterlacing) technology to eliminate the jagged edges seen on moving angled lines in video. Highly flexible scaling and aspect ratio conversion are used to convert standard interlaced video signals into high-definition compatible signals.

Other advanced performance capabilities include:

*Film mode for proper handling of 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown material, as well as bad edit detection/correction.

*Non-linear enhancement algorithms to enhance the small details and large edges of an image to create the clearest picture without introducing artifacts.

*Motion adaptive algorithms that select optimal filtering on a per-pixel basis to produce maximum resolution and suppress motion artifacts.

*Adaptive 3D noise reduction for clearer cable and terrestrial broadcast signals.

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