Crestron 4k Video Distribution

Smart Homes, Inc Explains 4K Video

As if 3D TV and LED LCD vs. OLED vs. plasma and 120Hz and the Soap Opera Effect weren’t confusing enough, in the last year we have seen the rise of a new HDTV technology: 4K video. Or if you use its official name, Ultra High Definition (UHD).

UHD is an “umbrella term” that encompasses higher resolutions (more pixels) than HDTV, as well as more realistic color and higher frame rates. Today and this year, pretty much the only one of those improvements available in new TVs and content is a 4K resolution, so that’s what we’ll talk about here. Judging from the new TVs shown at CES 2014, manufacturers are tripping over themselves to bring you a new array of 4K compatible products.

But just like 3D and HD before it, 4K has a case of putting the hardware chicken before the software egg. About 15 months after 4K TVs first appeared on the market, there’s little consumer 4K content available: no TV channels or Blu-ray discs; just a few specialized video players, YouTube and other clips of varying quality, and promises of streaming video.

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DigitalMedia and 4K

4K is here and DM® can handle it now
Other manufacturers proudly claim that they have “matrix frames” that are “4K ready.” But they should have been ready two years ago − or back in 2009, as DigitalMedia™ was. From inception, over a decade ago, DM matrix frames were “ready” to handle 4K, and we’re delivering everything you need to build a rock-solid 4K distribution system right now.

DM 3.0: The digital standard for every room
A decade ago, Crestron laid the foundation for DigitalMedia, the AV distribution technology that would go on to transform the industry. Today, DM 3.0, the digital standard for every room, does it again. DM 3.0 is not a product. It’s a set of core, standard-setting technologies embedded in the DM product line. Only DM products meet all core requirements: uncompressed bit-for-bit 4K/60 distribution and scaling; streaming AV; enterprise-class solution; and end-to-end scalable solutions for every room type.

Now, get 4K for the price of 2K
There’s no reason not to configure all of your systems with DM 4K components, anymore, because you can get 4K for the same price you’ve been paying for 2K on select DM products.

Source: DigitalMedia and 4K – Ultra HD Distribution and Switching Solutions [Crestron Electronics, Inc.] [Crestron Electronics, Inc.]

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