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News
8/9/2003
Jamo Enters the Plasma TV Arena Powered by Sigma
Designs' EM8610
Sigma Designs, a leader in digital media processing for consumer
appliances, today announced that Sigma's EM8610 digital media processor
will power Jamo's new HDP 4250 Plasma, high-definition TV (HDTV).
Jamo is the leading European manufacturer of loudspeakers. Sigma's
EM8610, based on its award-winning REALmagic(TM) technology, provides
a highly integrated solution for ATSC, DVB, IP video, DVD and MPEG-4
decoding.
Besides offering state-of-the-art technology,
the Jamo HDP 4250 Plasma TV is part of a complete system solution,
with DVD receiver and loudspeakers, where both form and function
are completely integrated, enabling easy installation and operation
of the advanced technology.
"Jamo has a tradition of providing the discriminating
consumer with smart and beautiful solutions," said Leif Schmucker,
executive brand director, Jamo. "Building on our strength with audio
entertainment products, our foray into providing Plasma TVs made
selecting Sigma Designs for the picture quality a natural move.
In addition, combined with the TV's Ethernet connection, Sigma's
scalable chip, allows us to add new features during the lifetime
of the product, providing increased benefit for the consumer."
The Jamo Plasma TV solution includes a DVD-receiver,
allowing movies to be watched or presentations to be run just by
pressing one button on the system remote control. The system solution
is complete with radio, all digital amplification, DVD, DivX 4 and
5, XviD, CD, MP3, JPEG and others as standard features.
"Jamo's tradition providing precise audio
quality and a wide distribution network, provides a strong foundation
for their venture in offering this new Plasma TV," said Ken Lowe,
vice president of strategic marketing at Sigma Designs. "As more
integrated Plasma TVs and advanced products enter the consumer market,
more companies are turning to solutions like our EM8610 to provide
the enhanced features for the discerning consumer."
www.jamo.com
www.sigmadesigns.com
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