Silicon Image’s InstaPort Technology Provides Instant Access to HD Entertainment

Silicon Image's InstaPort Technology Provides Instant Access to HD Entertainment

Silicon Image, introduced its new InstaPort technology designed to add intelligence to HDMI-enabled digital television (DTV) inputs to significantly reduce switching lag time and to allow consumers to reclaim the seconds spent during switching delays. Silicon Image’s InstaPort technology shaves down the access time to digital content from different sources to less than a second by accelerating HDMI port switching time.

With the number of HDMI ports increasing every year and HDMI port switching delays ranging from four to seven seconds, DTV and AVR manufacturers are beginning to realize that the port switching delays are a major consumer issue and one that hasn’t been effectively addressed by the industry.

The market for HDMI-enabled consumer electronics devices capable of sourcing or displaying high-definition content is expected to grow by over 300 percent from 2007 to 2012, based on ever-increasing user demand for high-definition content from myriad multimedia devices. As a result, more manufacturers need to design in solutions that address the lag time between HDTVs and external source devices. The new InstaPort technology from Silicon Image will allow consumers to more quickly access their HDMI content.