The HC1100's formatter board is equipped with a combined full 10-bit processing I/P converter and scaler, and a 12-bit floating point digital gamma controller. The result is approximately four times the number of gradations of a conventional 8-bit model, so even skin tones are faithfully reproduced.
A high-speed memory (RLDRAM) with improved data transmission efficiency, and a high-speed LVDS drive provide subtle gradations of expression rivaling high-end models.