broadcast technology trends and insights 2015
Lynx Technik expands portfolio
to meet current broadcast needs
Joehan Tohkingkeo, Asia Regional Sales Director for Lynx Technik, was
at the recent Inter BEE show in Tokyo to introduce the latest additions
to the company’s yellobrik range of modular brick products, which are
designed to address current needs within the broadcast industry.
Germany’s Lynx Technik has added to its
highly recognisable yellobrik range of modular
brick products with the recent introduction of
the OTR 1442 and PMV 1841 modules.
The PMV 1841 is a compact
quad multiviewer designed for
applications needing basic quad-
split multiview capability into an
HDMI monitor. Four SDI inputs
are supported with a single HDMI
output, and the module supports
three basic modes of operation.
In Quad Split mode, all
four inputs are arranged into
a fixed quad display; users
can individually configure the
monitoring tools (or on-screen
overlays) for each input.
In Full Screen mode, one of
the four inputs is displayed full
screen with the user-configured
monitoring tools. In this mode,
two channels of embedded
audio from the selected SDI
input is embedded into the HDMI
output.
The PMV 1841 also supports
4K/Ultra HD (UHD), 12G signal
monitoring. In the 4K Monitoring
mode, the four SDI inputs are
“stitched” together to create
a full frame for monitoring.
Without the need for a 4K/UHD
monitor, the 4K/UHD image can
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be down-converted to HD for
display.
The OTR 1442, meanwhile,
is a “self-contained” fibre
transmission kit for the transport
of four SDI signals (or 4K/UHD,
12G uncompressed) over a single
fibre link. Consisting of a fibre
transmitter, fibre receiver and
power supplies, the OTR 1442
is designed for the transmission
of multiple uncompressed SDI
streams, or 4K/UHD up to 20km
with zero losses.
Within the OTR 1442, each
SDI channel is fully independent.
For 4K/UHD, the signal is split
over four separate 3G SDI
links (12G) and supports 4K/
UHD resolution at 60fps. The
system can also be configured
to support any combination of
SDI signals, with a mix of formats
bitrates, if required. Each channel
will automatically detect and
reclock SDI bitrates of 270Mb,
1.48Gb and 2.97Gb.
An expansion port is also
included for the connection of
the OTR 1441 module to add
four more SDI channels (or
8K/24G over a single fibre), or
bi-directional Ethernet or Serial
RS 232 data into the link.
Both the OTR 1442 and PMV
1841 modules will begin to ship
this year, and will be particularly
useful for field applications,
reiterated Joehan Tohkingkeo,
Asia Regional Sales Director for
Lynx Technik. He told APB: “With
the PMV 1841, users can view four
signals within a single screen for
monitoring, and for 4K signals,
you won’t require a 4K monitor.”
Critically, these new products
from Lynx Technik serve to
address current needs within
the broadcast industry. The
OTR 1442, particularly, will meet
increasing demand for fibre-optic
transmission in the field, added
Tohkingkeo. As for 4K/UHD,
Lynx Technik sees rising demand
in countries such as Japan and
South Korea. For other countries
in Asia-Pacific, which is focused
on the migration to HD, adoption
of 4K/UHD is likely