MediaTek has just introduced the Pentonic 700 chipset for premium 120Hz 4K smart TVs. The new chipset has a powerful processing engine, offers quality enhancements, support for Dolby IQ with Precision Detail, and gaming optimizations, to name a few.
“MediaTek’s Pentonic series brings more intelligence to smart TVs with a host of AI-powered picture quality enhancements. Smart TV brands can count on Pentonic 700 to deliver incredible experiences whether consumers are watching videos or sports, gaming, or using their TV as a control center for their other smart devices.”
Alex Chen, MediaTek General Manager of the TV Business Unit
The integrated AI Processing Unit (APU) of the Pentonic 700 supports MediaTek’s AI-Super Resolution, AI Picture Quality (AI-PQ) Scene Recognition, and AI-PQ Object Recognition technologies. These offer advanced edge smoothing and detail reconstruction. Moreover, Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail further improves picture quality by improving the contrast in bright and dark spots.
Smart TVs powered by the new chipset can display content from different sources on the TV with Picture-by-Picture and Picture-in-Picture support with PQ enhancement. This allows you to stream different sporting events at the same time or video chat with friends and family while watching something together.
The chipset also supports a variable refresh rate (VRR) of up to 144Hz to give brands the ability to customize TVs for gaming applications. Other optimizations for gaming include HDMI 2.1 Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) to minimize display lag and Dolby Atmos technology.
Here are some key specs of the MediaTek Pentonic 700:
- Resolution support up to 4K at 120Hz and capable of VRR up to 4K at 144Hz for gaming applications.
- Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail for improved detail with added texture and depth.
- HDR10+ Adaptive technology to offer optimal viewing experiences based on a room’s lighting conditions.
- MediaTek’s AI-PQ Scene Recognition 2.0 to automatically optimize picture quality settings.
- MediaTek’s AI-PQ Object Recognition 2.5 to enhance the depth of view by applying different sharpness, contrast and color between the foreground and background.
- Built-in hardware video decoding engine supporting HEVC, AV1 and AVS3 standards, along with the latest VVC (H.266) standard, for broadcasters and streaming providers’ latest requirements.
- MediaTek’s AI-Super Resolution 2.0 for edge smoothing and detail reconstruction.
- Support for the latest voice assistant features and smart home device management.
It is slated to power 4K smart TVs as part of the broader Pentonic chipset family. Smart TVs powered by Pentonic 700 are expected to be released in Q4 2022.
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