QSC adds to the Q-SYS Networking Solutions with the NS Series-- a range of network switches and networking solutions purpose-built for enterprise AV-over-IP designed to simplify system design and installation.

The NS Series is a range of enterprise-grade, manageable 1/10GbE network switches. They are pre-configured Dell EMC network switches built for the Q-SYS Platform, but are also compatible with existing 3rd party AV-over-IP products from the likes of Crestron, SVSi and SDVoE.

Atlona starts shipping the Opus series of HDMI-to-HDBaseT matrix switchers, available in 4x6, 6x8 and 8x10 aimed at both residential and commercial installs.

The AT-OPUS-46M (4×6), AT-OPUS-68M (6×8) and AT-OPUS-810M (8×10) matrix switchers all output HDBaseT, and can transmit HDMI, ethernet passthrough, bidirectional IR and RS-232 control signals to compatible receivers over distances of up to 100m. The switchers comply with HDCP 2.2 specification for protected content, and support 4K UHD video at 60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling (8-bit colour) and HDMI data rates up to 18Gbps.

WyreStorm gives the EX-70-G2 a spec boost-- the entry-level HDBaseT extender includes support for 4K UHD and RS232 support. It is also HDCP 2.2 compliant for point-to-point HDMI extension with enhanced control options, such as CEC.

Class B HDBaseT handles the delivery of 3840 x 2160 resolution video at 30Hz 8-bit 4:4:4, or both 3840 x 2160 and 4096 x 2160 signals at 60hz 8-bit 4:2:0 to 35m., or 1080p 60Hz 48-bit to 70m, with multi-channel audio support up to Dolby Atmos and DTS-X.

Extron enters the AV-overIP market with a family of products to distribute and switch video, audio and USB 2.0 signals over standard ethernet networks, at speeds ranging from 40Mbps all the way to 10-gigabit-- the NAV series.

The products use the patented Extron PURE3 codec to deliver "visually lossless" (an actual compressing standard denoting a human with good eyesight should not detect any video signal loss) video  over IP at resolutions up to 4K@60Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling. In addition, the PURE3 system incorporates "Intelligent Selective Streaming (ISS), a means to identify "low motion content" in the image to achieve low bitrates while maintaining performance.

The result, Extron says, is low bitrates while maintaining consistent performance-- as opposed to other video codecs, which make compromises in either image quality, bandwidth requirements or latency-- depending on the application or available network bandwidth.