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Magenta switcher brings 112 video sources to 240 screens at Florida casino

September 23, 2007

NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Magenta Research, a signal distribution and switching systems manufacturer, has delivered and supported the installation of its largest Cat5 matrix switcher to date, a 112 x 256, to The Isle, a casino and horseracing facility in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Magenta's Mondo Matrix was chosen for the role of providing total flexibility in switching up to 112 video sources to over 240 plasma and LCD displays located throughout the facility's two levels.  The installation also featured the use of Magenta's MultiView AK1000 PDP Pioneer expansion-slot Cat5 receivers, which deliver high-definition content and control signals to Pioneer plasma displays that are up to 1,000 feet away from the HD sources.  The Mondo Matrix has the ability to break out audio or serial control signals so that they can be switched separately from the HD content. "Considering the distances involved from the Master Control Room, copper coax would have been inadequate, and fiber cost prohibitive, a twisted-pair solution was the best choice," said Peter Stern, senior associate and project manager for Shen Milsom & Wilke, the design consultant. "Magenta has led the way in this distribution modality, and their wide product range made this a practical solution.  We are sending 720p throughout the facility, with the longest individual cable run in excess of 1,000 feet, with no measurable or perceptible loss in image quality."