NAB 2009 New Product Update
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM
These are the must-see products at NAB2009.
CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM
Omneon ProCast CDN
Manages and distributes content between two discrete locations as well as between any number of disparate sites worldwide; provides content exchange, disaster recovery and remote file access; enables the user to schedule transfers, manage bandwidth of each individual transfer and prioritize rules-based transfers.
+1 408 585 5000; www.omneon.com
Booth: SU7217
TRANSCODER
TANDBERG Television RX8250
Part of an end-to-end cable HD distribution system that allows content providers to carry six to eight MPEG-4 AVC HDTV channels on a satellite transponder; helps operators with networks that have a large installed base of MPEG-2 HDTV set-top boxes by enabling efficient transcoding of MPEG-4 AVC/DVB-S2 distributed content into high-quality MPEG-2 HD.
+44 23 8048 4000 www.tandbergtv.com
Booth: SU5108
CONTROL AND MONITORING LCD MONITOR
Sony BVM-L170
The 17in LCD monitor incorporates a 10-bit 120Hz LCD panel, nonlinear cubic conversion imaging technologies, 12-bit signal processing engine, optical feedback stability systems and automatic calibration operation; delivers high levels of color accuracy and color reproduction, imaging quality and picture consistency; features full 1920 × 1080 HD resolution, a wide viewing angle, 10-bit driver and LED backlight system.
+44 1256 355 011 www.sony.com/professional
Booth: C11001
TEST AND CHIP-LEVEL INTERFACE
Audio Precision Digital Serial I/O
Allows engineers to test audio devices at the level of individual ICs rather than being limited to evaluating only the external inputs and outputs of a device; enables all normal audio measurements to be carried out on A/D and D/A converters, codecs, DSPs and sample rate converters; interface can generate and measure up to eight audio channels simultaneously using TDM or multiple data lines.
+1 503 627 0832; www.ap.com
Booth: N6223
HD TIME CODE READER/GENERATOR/INSERTER
ESE HD-488
Accepts multiple HD formats; generates/inserts time code; features dual LTC output, USB setup interface, time zone offset, LCD setup/status display and a universal power supply; enables as many as 30 characters to text to be superimposed onto the video.
+1 310 322 2136 www.ese-web.com
Booth: N3124
DWDM 1550NM TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
Harmonic SUPRALink
Enables cable service providers to reuse their existing optical fiber network to deliver increased bandwidth to subscribers; supports up to eight wavelengths per single fiber over link distances of 40km with optical amplification and 25km without optical amplification for up to 1GHz of digital/analog content per wavelength.
+41 26 350 1400
www.harmonicinc.com
Booth: SU7209
DIGITAL TV TRANSMITTERS
Screen Service Broadcasting MAGNUM series
Digital TV transmitters for SFN and MFN networks; feature a built-in SFN adapter and advanced technology, which allows implementation of all modulation patterns for either digital or analog in the same hardware; firmware allows zero-error signal processing thanks to an internal 32-bit architecture; the SDT ARK-1 is an all-in-one transposer and transmitter for all modulation, including the ISDB-Tb.
+39 030 358 2225; www.screen.it
Booth: C1925
PLAYOUT AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM
OmniBus iTX NEWS
Offers the ability to take edits to air without prior rendering; graphics, audio and video effects, stills, and captions are generated in real time; allows users to ingest and edit together SD and HD sources and combine them in the same playlist with non-broadcast material, such as user-generated content, with real-time format conversion and effects rendering.
+44 8705 004 300; www.omnibus.tv
Booth: SU5417
FRAME SYNC MODULE
Nevion FRS-HD-CHO
HD/SD frame sync module is part of the company's Flashlink signal processing/optical distribution range; well suited for use with electronic newsgathering and satellite newsgathering vans, where it is critical to provide an uninterrupted signal feed to downstream equipment, such as MPEG-2 encoders; can be added to any field-deployed unit; removes glitches from the input signal; provides error-free synchronous switching between two sources.
+47 33 48 99 99 www.network-electronics.com
Booth: SU10811
CONNECTORS AND CABLES
LEMO
The company has partnered with 3SAE Technologies to offer fusion splicing technology for its fiber-optic HDTV connectors and cables; the technology allows for both factory and on-site termination by replacing the fiber-optic connector polish process with a spliced fiber contact connector; reduces the time and level of expertise required for terminating the LEMO fiber-optic hybrid connectors.
+41 21 695 1600
www.lemo.com
Booth: C7433
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
PlayBox Technology DS Designer
Enables the creation of presentations directly within the Playbox DS environment; all types of media — including slides, SD video, HD video and logos clocks — can be composed to make the finished show; the built-in character generator adds text with rolls and crawls; completed projects are sent to the DS Player for delivery to the screens.
+44 1707 66 44 44
www.playbox.tv
Booth: SU10410
Note: Booth numbers are provided by NAB and are current as of press time. Every effort has been made by Broadcast Engineering to ensure the accuracy of these listings.
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