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AMX Adopts HDBaseT for Long-Distance HDMI
AMX’s $11,900 (retail) UTPro 8x8 ships with the HDBaseT-enabled HDMI switcher and eight receivers, which makes it a better choice than similar HDMI switchers from “Extra” and “Crestra.”
“POE exists,” says Hand. “We just didn’t implement it in this particular rollout. Is it really that important? If it’s going to the display, generally there’s an outlet there.”
AMX demonstrated the UTPro 8x8 at Infocomm in July. Home systems integrators will get their first look at the product during CEDIA Expo 2010.
Better than Extron, Crestron?
In its dealer newsletter, AMX claims the UTPro 8x8 bests similar products from "Extra" and "Crestra."
AMX UTPro 8x8 Features
When you need true HDMI matrix switching and economical UTP distribution, the HDMI UTPro 0808 delivers crisp, beautiful 1080p, HDCP compliant content anywhere. The HDMI UTPro line features a HDMI / UTPro combined 8x8 transmitter, a receiver, repeaters and distribution cables for the perfect, competitively priced solution from AMX.
Whether your display is in the family room or down the hall, your sources can be distributed to 8 different locations. For even longer runs, add an HDMI UTPro Repeater and extend signals even further. And since UTPro signals are carried over commonly available Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable, they are also extremely cost effective solutions to install.
- HDMI 8 by 8 matrix switcher delivers crisp, beautiful 1080p, HDCP compliant content
- Transmits HDMI audio, video & control ALL over standard UTP cabling – that’s the ‘Pro’ in UTPro
- HDMI UTPro receivers deliver HD content and include IR and serial control ports for local display input & bi-directional control
- Add up to 3 of the new HDMI UTPro repeaters and extend your HD content 100 additional meters over the same standard UTP cabling
- InstaGate technology effectively ‘opens the HDCP gate’ by pre-authenticating connected devices for interruption-free delivery of your HDMI content
- HDMI 1.3 Compatible & a native NetLinx device
- Special Promotional Kit Price includes 8 receivers and cables averaging 38% less than the competition
- The HDMI 8 by 8 matrix switcher is also available as a standalone device and board as part of the AutoPatch Optima line (without UTP Distribution)
The new HDMI UTPro Kit (HDMI-UTPRO-0808-8RX) includes all the components necessary to set up a start to finish true8x8 HDMI UTPro Matrix Switching and Remote DistributionSolution.
Included in the kit are:
1 - HDMI-UTPRO-0808 HDMI Matrix Switcher and UTP Distribution Hub with Control Panel
8 - UTPRO-RX Receivers
2 - UTPRO Distribution Cables
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I did NOT know it did POE. Thanks, Jon.
Fiddlesticks! The Crestra solution doesn’t do netlinx and its flexible with input and output cards.
Darn those selfish crestra people.
Really?.....POE isn’t important….I can’t think of anything to do with an extra outlet…. :\ Better luck next time.
Of course PoE is important!
Think about whole-system surge protection, power conditioning and battery backup, especially with expensive products that deliver superior video. Then we have remote reboot capabilities (which hopefully you’ll never need). I am truly surprised with this question.
Good job Valens!
Agree, the fewer wall-warts the better!
May I add the tiny detail, that not only the old but also the new version never shipped a single product into the channel up until now. So we all talk about unlaid eggs as we call it over here.
As soon as the first endpoint mfgs start jumping onto this technology (read proj/lcd people) the question about interoperability will arise. Never forget Valens’ plan was not to go after Extra & Co but rather Sony, Panasonic and similar guys who REALLY move quantities.
The Geffen product is great, but it’s twice the cost than the normal extenders/baluns. The other consideration that must be looked at is the, “clock stretching,” technology that’s being used in these products which is not always 100% effective.
FYI, at infoComm Crestron showed their 8G which does do POE.