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Magenta Research to showcase its wares at London's Screenmedia Expo 2011

April 3, 2011

A/V signal distribution and switching firm Magenta Research announced today that it will exhibit its renowned MultiView family, alongside its award-winning Voyager fiber optic signal distribution platform and its HD-One Series products, at this year's Screenmedia Expo 2011 next month in London.

MultiView DVI:

Magenta will demonstrate the latest addition to its MultiView family, MultiView DVI, which delivers 1920 x 1200 resolution, single-link DVI-D video 1,200 feet (366 meters) over standard UTP cable. MultiView DVI receivers are daisy-chainable and capable of outputting DVI or RGBHV video within the same switch environment. Serial and/or audio can also be delivered alongside video.

Also, MultiView DVI is fully compatible with Magenta's Mondo Matrix III scalable UTP switch, which means that all new Mondo Matrix installations, as well as those already in the field, now support both digital and analog video signals — within the same switch — in configurations ranging from 16 x 16 to 256 x 512.

Voyager Series:

Alongside MultiView DVI, Magenta will showcase its Voyager Series of interoperable transmitters, receivers, distribution amplifiers and matrix switchers. Voyager uses a modular building block approach to enable any end-to-end configuration for extension and switching of uncompressed multi-format video and audio, RS-232, IR and USB signals over fiber at distances up to 16.75 miles/30 kilometers.

The new product range delivers a number of unique features with real-life benefits, the company said. Magenta's Flex-VCA architecture allows each Voyager transmitter and receiver to support a wide variety of analog and digital video formats through plug-and-play, field-interchangeable modules. With built in auto-format conversion and delay-free HDCP switching, sources and displays of all supported video types including HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort and VGA can be interconnected on the same network without the need for external converters, thereby reducing both cost and the number of potential failure points.

HD-One Series:

Also on the stand will be Magenta's HD-One Series. Designed for high-quality single-UTP HDMI video and embedded audio extension, HD-One DX delivers full 1080p uncompressed video to distances of 328 feet (100m). The product supports HDM 1.3, is fully HDCP compliant and will function with Cat5e/6/6e/7 cable types, the company said.

HD-One LX is an HDMI extension product that utilizes a single Cat5e/6/6e/7 cable and sends 1080p video 328ft/100m. HD-One LX is fully HDCP-compliant and capable of extending uncompressed 1080p video, audio, IR and bi-directional RS-232 to 328ft/100m, allowing commands and data to flow in both directions.