MediaTek, the known chipmaker, has just revealed its latest flagship chipset for smart TVs. The S900 chip was announced earlier today (2nd July 2020) and brings support for various features like AI, 8K resolutions, Wi-Fi 6, and more.
The MediaTek S900 is capable of converting the digital signals from videos into image signals suitable for screen playback. Its decoding ability allows it to display content from a diverse lineup of video files with a promise of smoothness. Furthermore, the inclusion of AI helps improve picture quality, as the chip optimizes the video being displayed to improve clarity, color reproduction, contrast, and even motion compensation. Notably, the chip will be housed in a Samsung 8K QLED TV, making it the world’s first Wi-Fi 6 8K TV.
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According to MediaTek, the S900 “combines a high performance CPU, GPU, and a dedicated AI processor unit (APU) to support features including AI voice-user interface and picture quality enhancement, enabling the next generation of smart TVs to deliver a vastly improved user experience.” It uses a multi core CPU that utilizes the ARM Cortex- A73 cores and a multi core Mali-G52 GPU that supports 8K decoding, HDR10+, and external graphics as well.
For connectivity, the chip supports HDMI 2.1A that has a maximum bandwidth of 48Gps, which is enough to deliver HDR10+ content and 4K videos running at 120Hz or 8K videos at 60Hz. Its AI PQ (Picture Quality) uses smart features like AI facial and scene recognition. This chip will likely be found in high end TVs that support 8K resolutions and, through its powerful chip, we can expect it to bring other display enhancing features as well. Although, that depends on the OEM that adopts the chip.
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