LG Electronics Selects Sigma Designs for IPTV Set-tops

LG Electronics (LGE) has selected media processors from Sigma Designs to power its new IP set-top boxes, which will be deployed by Korea Telecom (KT). LG expects to begin volume shipments in September 2004.



In March 2004, KT announced the pilot launch of its new Home N network service for Seoul and the surrounding area. The broadband home networking service that provides a variety of applications, including wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, high-quality video and audio, home automation, and two-way TV using a home gateway developed by KT. The carrier hopes to attract a total of 100,000 customers by year-end.



LG Electronics will be delivering their first generation set-up box, the DOD2000, which is powered by Microsoft Windows CE.net. The IP set-top box delivers DVD quality broadband video, as well as providing home gateway and numerous home automation services. Supporting these features, the Sigma Designs media processor will provide video, audio and transport processing functions. Video functions will include NTSC TV resolution output (720x480) of MPEG-1/2, DVD-video or video CD playback, and features 8-bit alpha blending of on-screen display and graphics information. Audio decoding will include Dolby Digital, CD audio, MPEG-1 layers 2 and 3, and DTS. http://www.sigmadesigns.com/