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Press Release
Magenta Expands Digital Signage Connectivity and Display Control Options
New Octet™ 1x8 UTP/CatX transmitter with display-addressable EIA-232 provides adaptability, control and optimum video resolution over distance
New Milford, CT, February 11, 2008 – Magenta Research, a leading manufacturer of equipment for video, audio and serial signal distribution plus switching over UTP cable or fiber, announces they will be showing a new UTP/CatX distributive transmitter at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, February 27-28, 2008.
The new model, called Octet™, is optimized to deliver the display control and metrics desired in dynamic signage or “narrowcasting” applications. Combined with Magenta’s MultiView™ XR-2000 UTP/CatX receivers, WUXGA video, stereo audio and display-addressable control signals are distributed within a 2,000-foot (610 meter) radius from the source, with no repeaters or booster units. Multiple shorter-range receiver models are available, so the user only pays for the distance required. This is representative of Magenta’s cost-effective “building block” approach to signal distribution.
Octet features an advanced UTP/CatX transmitter that supports DDC and the Vista® operating system, eight UTP outputs for signal distribution, and loop-through outputs for video, audio and EIA-232. These enable the units to be “cascaded” or connected in series, to provide additional outputs and flexibility. Companion receivers may be “daisy-chained” or linked together, while maintaining full display addressability.
The combination of up to five cascaded Octet transmitters (5 x 8 = 40 outputs) and up to twelve daisy-chained receivers off of each output allows hundreds of displays to be driven from a single VGA port and controlled from a single EIA-232 communications (COM) port.
Regardless of the number of Octet units cascaded and/or receivers daisy-chained, the user can communicate with individual displays for control purposes or to acquire key metrics. A built-in LCD display is used for configuration and status. Octet is 1U high and rack-mountable.
Compatible video signal types include: RGB/HV (computer video), HDTV (1080p compatible), RGsB, YUV (component video) and NTSC (composite video). Horizontal and vertical sync signals are transmitted to the receiver(s) via Magenta’s proprietary RepliSync™ process, ensuring the highest-quality video imagery, whether static or dynamic. Availability is Spring 2008.
About Magenta Research
Magenta Research is the industry-recognized leader in the adaptive distribution and switching of video/audio/control signals over CatX cable, DVI over fiber and/or Cat6 and more recently, HDMI over Cat6. Over ten years, Magenta has developed the highest-performance, broadest and most flexible video-over-CatX product line, the MultiView™ Series. The company utilizes proprietary technologies to enable WUXGA/1080p video distribution at 2,000 feet (610m) and QXGA video at 1,000 ft. (305m). MultiView Series transmitters, receivers, switchers and distributive systems have been installed in a large variety of A/V applications, especially dynamic signage for retail, airport, fast food, museum, casino, theatre, courtroom and corporate applications. In 2005, Magenta introduced the Mondo Matrix, the first multimedia Cat5 matrix switcher that can be scaled incrementally from 16x16 to 256x512. The Mondo has quickly become the new standard for larger-scale video plus audio and/or serial matrix switching. In 2006, Magenta launched the Infinea DVI Series and an industry-first – unlimited DVI extension over optical fiber and/or Cat6 using digital signal repeaters at 10km of fiber or 600 ft. (183m) of Cat6. Based in Connecticut, USA, Magenta utilizes a network of international distributors, manufacturers’ representatives and resellers to market its enabling technology worldwide.
http://www.magenta-research.com
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