Hz4010 - 1080/60p High Definition Transcoder for next generation triple-play/quad-play Broadcast equipment, Cable, Satellite & IPTV Set-Top boxes, Blu-Ray media players, iVDRs and location-free TV
The Hz4010 is a multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder for the triple-play/quad-play Broadcast equipment, Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center,
Blu-Ray player and recorder, iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets.The Hz4010 supports wide range of features and capabilities specifically designed to meet the emerging
requirements of the Cable, Satellite, IPTV and Blu-Ray markets. The Hz4010 incorporates a multi-standard high definition video CODEC natively supporting resolutions of 1080/60p and below, and
implementing leading compression standards including AVC MPEG-4/H.263 & DV/HDV, an advanced video pre/post-processor featuring motion compensated spatio-temporal noise reduction filtering, frame
rate conversion and advanced scaling, a high performance audio CODEC engine enabling transcoding between various audio formats such as MPEG-1, AC-3, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, AAC and WMA, a
programmable high-bandwidth transport processor, as well as a multi-standard conditional access/digital rights management security processor. Horizon's Hz4010 is provided with a comprehensive
software stack and a reference hardware platform designed to significantly accelerate OEM/ODM development cycle.The improved bandwidth efficiency resulting from the Hz4010 enables manufacturers to
securely deliver high definition DVD-quality content from the STB to subscriber's location-free portable devices via wired line such as Ethernet, USB or IEEE1394, or wireless connection, support
more stored programs and free up network bandwidth for additional revenue generating services.The Hz4010 is designed with the highest level of integration, embedding a variety of cutting edge
technologies including: Powerful multi stream decoder and encoder engines, supporting real-time transcoding of 1920x1080/60p HD channel or 8X faster than real time SD channel, using leading
compression standards including: H.264 (AVC) Baseline, Main and High Profile up to Level 4.2, VC-1 (SMPTE 421M) Multi-channel multi-format audio encoder, decoder, and special audio effects
processor, supporting leading standards such as: MPEG-1 Layer I, II & III (Dolby TrueHD, AAC/AAC-LC/AAC-HE, DTS, DTS-HD (DTS++), WMA and WMA Pro. Multi-stream high bandwidth flexible mux/demux
processor, supporting essential web and mobile delivery file formats such as M2T, MPG, MP4, WMV, AVI, MKV, and others. Advanced video pre/post-processor, supporting temporal, spatial and non-linear
adaptive noise reduction filter. Advanced polyphase scaler and optional advanced motion adaptive high-definition de-interlacing and advanced motion-compensated picture enhancement, providing the
best playback performance on low-cost portables. Wide variety of advanced connectivity and peripherals including DVB TS, 10/100/1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, IDE/ATAPI, SMPTE-292, Flash, I2C, SPI/SSI, UART
and others. IR & UHF Remote control processor supporting IR/UHF keyboards and IR-Blaster. IEEE 1394 (FireWire) with integrated DTCP security. iVDR interface with integrated SAFIA content protection
scheme. World-class security processor with embedded secure OTP memory, enabling complete content protection in strict compliance with numerous conditional access and digital rights management
schemes commonly used in the cable, satellite, IPTV and Blu-Ray marketplace. A dedicated co-processor supporting 3GPP RTP/RTSP streaming of multiple channels. Powerful, easy to use API, with the
ability to accelerate and off-load host application code.