 On
the surface:
The AVPP (Audio/Video Player/Processor) is a component that will reshape the way you interact
with your home, while achieving levels of performance
that set the standard for both audio and video.
All this at a price that is almost too good to be
true.
The AVPP is a number of things in one box, but unlike
most integrated components that compromise performance
for comprehensive feature sets, the AVPP exploits
it's integrated nature to yield a price to performance
ratio that is unheard of in the A/V industry. This
integrated nature together with meticulous design
and component selection is precisely what makes
the AVPP perform at such a high level across all
features.
Specifically, the AVPP
is:
- A Touch Screen
Control System Processor
- DVD player /
recorder
- CD player / recorder
- Music
Library Player / Server
- Video Library Player
/ Server
- Video Processor / Digital scaler
- HDTV and SDTV tuner
and much much more.
Shockingly, the AVPP surpasses the performance of
most separate components in each of those
categories.
Keeping Your Investment Secure
Let's face it, buying into any technology solution
can be scary. Will I be able to operate it? How
long will it last? Who will be there to resolve
any issues I have in the future? What about new
technology? Can I upgrade my system? These are
just some of the questions you may be asking
yourself, and rightly so. You should feel secure
in your technology investment. Let me explain
Music Mountain’s approach to system design and how
that helps to keep your system available for your
lifestyle enhancement.
Music Mountain leverages off of industry standard
hardware and software platforms. This means that
even if Music Mountain itself went away, that you
can still get 90% of your server repaired by a
certified PC technician.
Music Mountain Systems are scalable and designed
to be upgraded. All components are modular and
with the exception of the motherboard, most
upgrades can be made in just a few hours. This
allows you to start small and grow your system at
a pace that is comfortable for you.
Music Mountain Media and Control Servers are
distributed through, and installed by an
“Authorized Dealer Network”. This dealer network
not only ensures that you will get the most from
your Music Mountain System at the time of
purchase, but also that they can support your
system well into the future. If for any reason
your original dealer is unable to service your
system, Music Mountain will find another suitable
dealer for you in your region. If no suitable
dealer can be found, Music Mountain will service
your system at the factory or via remote login.
One way or another we will keep your system
running.
Case Study: Performance Benefits
for Video Playback
Let's talk a little bit about digital scaling.
If we take a typical example. Say you have a Digital
Plasma or LCD
Television and a DVD player with an "up-scaled"
digital output. Normally, you would
hook up your DVD player to your plasma monitor
using the best connection available to you.
In this case the Digital HDMI cable. And when you play a DVD
on that system, the picture quality is quite impressive,
right? Sure, until you compare it to the crystal
clear and lifelike picture produced by the AVPP.
For the purpose of this example
let's say you have a 50" Plasma TV with a
native resolution of 1376 x 768p. When you play
a DVD on your stand-alone player hooked up to
this monitor, the 480 lines interlaced (all DVDs
produced for the consumer market are 480i sourced)
signal that comes off of the DVD is digitally
scaled to one of a few "HDTV standard"
resolutions. Most probably 720p or 1080i.
But even this "up-scaled signal out of the DVD player must be
scaled up to the native resolution of your monitor,
in this case 1376 x 786p. The plasma display or
in this case a combination of the DVD player and the display
will use an inexpensive and inferior internal scaler to do the necessary conversion. And for
some people they actually do an adequate job considering
that they are just thrown in with the TV. They
don't, however, compare to a good external scaler
that might cost between $3,500 and $60,000. These
outboard scalers are far better at up-converting
the signal while minimizing motion artifacts and
other picture problems. But even with all the
benefits of an external scaler, there is still
signal degradation and multiple connections which
will reduce signal quality and only the best video
processors support all native resolutions of all
TVs. If we could somehow
eliminate one, or preferably all three of
these unnecessary stages of conversion, the picture
would look dramatically better in every
way!
Enter the AVPP. This revolutionary
DVD player/scaler eliminates all unnecessary
conversion stages, for systems with digital
input. The result is an incredibly detailed
and three-dimensional picture with no softening,
blurring, or fuzziness. No noticeable motion artifacts,
as well as excellent black levels and contrast.
A good analogy is that "regular" DVD
playback is like making a photocopy of an image
that is from a copy of another copy made from
the original. Using the AVPP is like looking directly
at the original, in the case of digital displays.
With analog displays it's like making one copy
directly from the original, using a really good
copy machine. It's that dramatic!
Performance benefits for Audio playback
Have you ever lost a CD? Loaned some to a friend
never to be returned? Had a whole case full of
them stolen from your car? Have you ever had to
go searching through brief cases, and book shelves
looking for that song or album title you just
had to hear? Never again. The AVPP will store
your entire music library in bit perfect digital
clarity. With the advent of home networking, your
library will be available from anywhere in your
entire home - always. With the touch of a button,
each CD in your collection can be effortlessly
captured into your music library. The AVPP scans
the CD, then automatically looks up the Artist's
name, Album Name, Track Titles and Track #s, and
even album cover art from the Internet. The track
is then stored into your personal music jukebox.
Audiophiles will delight in
the fact that the AVPP does not rely on any compression
techniques that store your music in substandard
formats. Although it is capable of recording and
playing back all popular formats, the AVPP stores
each file in it's native uncompressed format so
not even the tiniest bit of degradation will occur
on the capture process. If you are wondering,
"What about my precious LP collection? After
all, I think that my LPs sound better than CDs
anyway." Well, FEAR NOT! The AVPP will make
amazingly accurate recordings of your analog sources
as well. The quality is limited only by the input
signal. You will truly have to hear it to believe
it.
If you have an extensive music
library you might ask how can I fit it all on
one machine uncompressed? The answer is simple:
The AVPP has massive internal storage capacity
as well as the option for an external media server
that will store in excess of 6000 hours of high
definition digital music internally. If that isn't enough,
media storage arrays each capable of storing 12
TB of data can be cascaded up to your network's
capacity.
That is more music than a radio station has.
You can have your very own Music Mountain!
Finally, with a touch of a
button you can also synchronize your music with
your iPod or record custom CDs of your favorite
music. That means you can take your favorites
with you wherever you go.
Bottom Line
Couple the features outlined above with standard
and high definition television reception, recording
and playback and you have a system that replaces
75% of the equipment in your existing high end
A/V system within a single chassis. Beyond that
it will out perform each of those individual components
by a wide margin.
Extensive remote
control options will also allow you to take
control of your remaining A/V components, as well
as lighting, HVAC, Security, Irrigation and any
other automated systems in your home.
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