NEWS & VIEWS
September 2017
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Enter the 4K/Ultra HD market with Apantac
Apantac, a provider of multi-viewers,
video walls, extenders and signal
processing solutions, is displaying
two new models in its HDMI 2.0 UHD
multi-viewer series.
The MiniDE-4-UHD and the Mini
DE-4-UHD-K are designed to display
up to four sources on a single 4K/Ultra HD
(UHD) monitor or projector. It also allows
users to mix input resolutions and sources
all the way up to 4K/UHD on a single display.
The HDMI 2.0 UHD family, according to
Apantac, offers “affordable and high-per-
formance” entry into 4K/UHD multi-image
display for a variety of broadcast and ProAV
visual environments, including control
rooms and digital signage. At booth
8.E37, a demonstration sees four
computers connected, with keyboard,
video and mouse (KVM) functionality in
a multi-viewer display environment.
The MiniDE-4-UHD accepts 4x HDMI
inputs, 1x VGA input, 1x DisplayPort input,
1x analogue audio input, 1x HDMI output
and 1x DisplayPort output as well as an
Smart home
service solutions
from ABOX42
Apantac is displaying the MiniDE-4-UHD (above) and the MiniDE-4-UHD-K of the
HDMI 2.0 UHD family.
analogue audio output.
The MiniDE-4-UHD-K, on the other hand,
displays up to four HDMI computer inputs
with keyboard and mouse functions on the
same screen. Both multi-viewers accept SD,
HD and 4K/UHD at 60Hz input resolutions.
The output resolution can be set for
1280x720p at 60Hz, 1920x1080p at 60Hz or
3840x2160p at 30Hz/60Hz — all with 4:4:4
colour sampling. There are six pre-defined
and eight customised possible screen lay-
outs, while PIP (picture-in-picture) and POP
(picture-outside-picture) modes are also
supported. Control and configuration is
handled through a Web interface, Ethernet
and RS232.
It’s all in your hands
Through its show offerings, ABOX42 aims to
show how operators can differentiate them-
selves from the competition and increase
revenue streams.
One solution the company is keen to
highlight is the M35 Series high-end, smart
set-top boxes (STBs) for the global operator
market. Offering an upgrade path to 4K/Ultra
HD (UHD) TV, ABOX42 says that the M35 STB
is ideal for operators who want to support
an HD and 4K/UHD platform, side-by-side,
in a user deployment without requiring
any changes to the software or service. The
company adds that the M35 Series also offers
premium content security, allowing opera-
tors to meet the stringent requirements of
4K/UHD Hollywood content.
ABOX42 is also demonstrating advanced
MPEG-DASH playout, with support for live
TV, local recording, restart TV, cloud record-
ing and time-shift TV.
Through MPEG-DASH and the adaptive
streaming standard, operators can provide
a complete television experience delivered
over over-the-top (OTT) and managed IP
networks. ABOX42’s MPEG-DASH-based
TV solution includes multi-audio, teletext,
subtitle and HbbTV support to ensure a
“superior viewing and listening experience”
for end-customers.
Also lined up is ABOX42’s dotIO end-to-
end operator smart home solution, which
provides operators with all of the essential
hardware, cloud and mobile components
they need to offer compelling services to
end-users. With dotIO, operators can quickly
roll out innovative smart home services as
an extension of their existing service offer-
ings and multi-service bundles, to gener-
ate additional revenue streams within the
customer base, acquire new subscribers and
reduce churn.
Find out more at booth 14.C17.
MASTER
GRIPS
FINGERTIP CONTROL OF
LENS AND CAMERA
ARRI MASTER GRIPS. TRULY CINEMATIC.
www.arri.com/ecs/mastergrips
For more information please contact:
ARRI ASIA Limited
ABOX42’s M35 set-top box allows operators to
support both HD and 4K/Ultra HD content.
41st Floor, One Kowloon,
1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel. +852 2571 6288 / +65 9695 9970
Fax. +852 2875 9181
[email protected]