The Hz3120 is a multi-standard dual-channel HD Decoder with integrated transcoder designed specifically for high-definition Satellite Set-Top boxes, DVRs and Home Media Centers. The Hz3120 includes integrated multi-channel AVC (H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10), MPEG-2 and VC-1 video decoder and AVC, MPEG2, MPEG4 and VC-1 video encoder, a multi-channel multi-standard audio codec, a multi-channel transport processor, 2D/3D graphics processing, high-quality video scaling and motion adaptive deinterlacing, application CPU with integrated FPU and a variety of advanced peripherals and set-top box control functions.The Hz3120 enables DBS operators to provide their subscribers with unmatched viewing experience and advanced services spanning from 1080/60fps decoding, 2D/3D HD graphics and superior display processing, to secure sharing of video and audio content between the STB and portable media players, cell phones & game consoles, location-free TV and place-shifting application at home and over the internet.The Hz3120 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 dual channel HD decoding or 12 channel SD decoding simultaneously with HD encoding/transcoding, using leading compression standards including: H.264 (AVC) Main and High Profile up to Level 4.2, VC-1 (SMPTE 421M) Advanced Profile @ Level 3, DV, HDV, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 at resolutions of up to 1080/60p (1920x1080, 60 frames/sec). Advanced display processor allowing multiple plane true color blending, flexible resizing, motion adaptive high-definition de-interlacing and advanced motion-compensated picture enhancement. High definition, powerful 2D and 3D graphics accelerator, supporting popular standards such as X Window System and OpenGL. Multi-channel multi-format audio encoder, decoder, and special audio effects processor, supporting leading standards such as: MPEG-1 Layer I and II, Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, MP3, AAC/AAC-LC/AAC-HE, DTS and WMA. High performance application CPU with MMU dedicated exclusively for running standard operating systems such as Linux or Microsoft Windows-CE as well as enabling manufacturer's specific tasks, in addition to a dedicated co-processor designed to materially offload the main application CPU. Multi-stream high bandwidth transport processor, capable of processing 1024PIDs via 256PID channels in up to seven independent external transport stream inputs. Advanced video pre-processor, supporting temporal, spatial and non-linear adaptive noise reduction. Wide variety of advanced connectivity and peripherals including 10/100/1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, IDE/ATAPI, SMPTE-292, Flash, I2C, SPI/SSI, UART and others. DVI/HDMI output with integrated HDCP security. IR & UHF Remote control processor supporting IR/UHF keyboards and IR-Blaster. World-class security processor with embedded secure OTP memory, enabling complete content protection in strict compliance with numerous CA/DRM schemes commonly used in the satellite marketplace. Powerful, easy to use API, with the ability to accelerate and off-load host application code.