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Yamaha YSP-3050 Sound Projector Upscales HD Video

Also has optional YDS-11 iPod dock, 21 beam drivers, two woofers and analog-to-HDMI upconversion.

Aug
20

By Jason Knott
Filed in: News, Product News, Audio Sources, Home Theater, CEDIA, Speakers
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08.20.2008 — Yamaha's YSP-3050 is the latest in the company's line of Digital Sound Projectors.

The YSP-3050, which will be on display at CEDIA Expo 2008 (booth 450), is designed to fit under flat-panel TVs to provide a space-efficient option to installing multiple speakers in a room for immersive audio.

Digital Sound Projectors focus audio signals into precisely-controlled "beams" that provide multi-channel surround sound from a single component, according to Yamaha.

The YSP-3050 features:

21 beam drivers
Two woofers
23 corresponding digital amplifiers
Three Cinema DSP programs (movie, music and sports)
Analog-to-HDMI upconversion
HD video upscaling to 1080i/720p

It also has a 1080p (24Hz and 60Hz) compatible HDMI interface with two inputs and one output to facilitate digital connections with home theater components.

The YSP-3050 is XM Satellite Radio ready with XM HD surround sound powered by Neural Surround.

It offers iPod compatibility with the optional YDS-11 dock. Once docked, the iPod can be operated (song selection, play, etc.) via the YSP's remote control and on-screen display.

Yamaha says its proprietary Compressed Music Enhancer technology compensates for the lost detail of audio that is compressed during the "ripping" process.

MSRP for the YSP-3050 is $1,399.

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Jason Knott, Editor, CE Pro

Jason has covered low-voltage electronics as an editor since 1990. He joined EH Publishing in 2000, and before that served as publisher and editor of Security Sales, a leading magazine for the security industry. He served as chairman of the Security Industry Association’s Education Committee from 2000-2004 and sat on the board of that association from 1998-2002. He is also a former board member of the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation. Jason graduated from the University of Southern California.