9 Video and Display Technologies at ISE 2015

Christie debuted its brand new Boxer 4K30 projector at ISE 2015. The Boxer is unrivaled in brightness for its weight, boasting 30,000 lumens at 150 pounds. Features include at-a-glance source and status updates on lamp hours, voltage, temperature, warnings, or errors from the projector, a smartphone, or a web browser. The projector is designed for high-impact rental staging and large venue events and is available for order, to be shipped around May/June of 2015.

Stewart Filmscreen announced their new LuminEsse screen at ISE 2015. With an elegant 3/8-inch thin bezel, LuminEsse fits modern expectations for more screen size and less visible framing system while providing a sleek appearance, even when not being viewed. The LuminEsse front-projection wall screen features an optional LED backlighting kit to make viewing more comfortable. The LED lighting acts as bias lighting, relaxing the iris of the eye and causing less strain during extended viewing. LuminEsse is compatible with any of Stewart’s 4K+ front-projection screen materials.

Dynascan’s DS551LT7 display screen is the world’s brightest LCD display. The DS551LT7 is a 55 inch ultra-bright professional LCD with IPS technology. With a daylight viewable brightness rating of 7,000 nits this display features a local dimming LED back light technique for incredible, high contrast picture quality and low power consumption. The DS551LT7 features a 9.9 mm bezel width, perfect for video wall applications in bright environments.

tvONE’s CORIOmatrix (and CORIOmatrix mini) is a high quality modular video and audio matrix routing system that provides 16 modular Av slots. All CORIOmatrix scaled output modules provide Up, Down, and Cross conversions between a variety of analog and digital formats., including HDBaseT and 3G/HD/SDI. CORIOgrapher is a design software that works with CORIOmatrix and CORIOmatrix mini to provide 3 levels of access to content and interface. Even offline, CORIOgrapher software aids in the design process of video walls by allowing creation from a PX without a connection to the CORIOmaster. When connected, the software automatically seeks out CORIOmaster devices to sync.

Analog Way’s Ascender 48 is a powerful multi-screen seamless switcher equipped with 48 scaler engines. The Ascender 48 was shown at ISE 2015 endowed with a new operating mode: the Perspective Layers. Available as an option for all Ascender 48 units including units already in the field, Perspective Layers allows animation of live layers with a virtual viewing perspective in real time with X, Y, Z axis rotation control. In Perspective mode, the Ascender 48 can display up to 3 Perspective Layers per output plus a native background. The Perspective Layers can support the same seamless transition effects as any other layer.

Matrox Mura MPX Series video wall controller boards allow you to configure a video wall with off-the-shelf components and control it with user-friendly software. Choose the boards you need from a complete hardware line-up and then select one or more software control options. Matrox MuraControl video wall management software provides an easy and intuitive way to manage your video wall locally or remotely. The system allows for positioning and scaling of input window, rename, crop, rotate, text overlay, custom gridlines and snap behavior, and picture-in-picture configuration.

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Crestron 3-Series 4K DigitalMedia Presentation System (DMPS3-4K-150-C) combines DigitalMedia technology with a built-in IP-based 3-Series Control System, 10X1 4K multimedia switcher, mic mixer, and audio DSP. The exclusive built-in 4K scaler can transmit any resolution source to any resolution display. With its built-in 3-Series Control System, the DMPS3-4K-150-C is a network-grade appliance with high-speed Ethernet connectivity and enterprise-level security.

Black Box showcased its 4K video line, designed to help professionals deploy 4K in their corporate video and signage applications. Included were the 4K iCOMPEL for deployment of on to thousands of screens, the 4K VideoPlex Video Wall Controller, the KVM 4K DisplayPort Catx Extender for transmission, and two 4K HDMI switches (4x1 and 8x8).

Apantac debuted its new modular Universal Matrix at ISE 2015. The modular concept allows users to populate the chassis with various I/O boards up to a maximum 16x16 configuration in a 3 RU frame. It supports several inputs and outputs including HDMI/DVI, remote HDMI/DVI over CAT 5e/6 using HDBaseT technology, SDI, and remote HDMI/SDI over fiber. Each of the eight slots can be a different type of card, including a clean switch output.