Philips PNX1500 manual Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference Design, Key features

Nexperia Personal Media

Player Reference Design

Personal media players let consumers enjoy photos, movies, music,TV and other digital content everywhere they go. The Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference Design gives manufacturers everything they need to address the growing market opportunity for portable media players and recorders.

Key features

·Complete kit includes low-BOM reference board based on Nexperia PNX1500 media processor, miniPCI daughter card (802.11), LCD

display, and software

·Supports record and playback of most standard digital audio or video formats including DivX, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3,AAC, and more

·Robust image enhancement features, motion-adaptive deinterlacing, and high-quality upscaling

·Support for hard disk, CompactFlash®, and Memory StickTM; expansion to other formats

·Connectivity to PCs, home entertainment appliances, and other portable devices

-On-board USB 2.0 and USB OTG

-Industry-leading, low-power 802.11a/b/g

-Expansion for Bluetooth or RS232

·Includes widescreen, transflective, 5-inch VGA TFT LCD display; can output up to HD video for external big screen display

·Advanced Philips PMU+ power management unit IC

Complete PNX1500-based solution for portable player/recorders with high-resolution video and audio

S e m i c o n d u c t o r s

The Philips Nexperia Personal Media Player Reference Design combines high-quality digital audio and video processing, wired and wireless con- nectivity, and exceptional picture quality to give manufacturers a flexible platform for developing portable media player and recorder devices.

The reference design leverages a single Nexperia PNX1500 media processor to decode and encode most popular and emerging audio and video formats including DivX, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3,AAC, and more. Glueless connections to a hard disk drive, portable Flash cards, and an LCD display lower the BOM even further and support a host of features and form factors.The reference design includes a transflective LCD display, ideal for low-light indoor and outdoor use. Its compact size and light weight enable highly portable, ergonomic player designs.

Using the reference design, manufacturers can tailor storage, display, and media processing functionality to differentiate a variety of appealing player and recorder products enabling consumers to:

·download high-quality music, movies, and photos from a PC, the Internet, home entertainment appliances, or other portables

·record high-quality audio, video, or TV

·view/listen to hours of stored media anywhere

·view photos or video from cameras or portable Flash devices

·use the player as a wireless media adapter to enjoy PC and Internet media content in the living room

·play stored music or full-resolution movies by connecting the player to a home theatre display or speakers

·stream live TV or watch recorded TV or Internet content through- out the house

·browse the web from the backyard or in WiFi hotspots

·read electronic books