Essential Install July 2017 | Page 20

Essential Install | Wyrestorm THE POWER OF THREE Christian Thomas, marketing communications manager at WyreStorm, puts the maker’s three AV over IP technologies in the spotlight with a look at the company’s NetworkHD 100/200 Series, 400 Series and upcoming 600 Series solutions, explaining why the technology matters. Cover and Images: James Macmillan “Given the rapid advancement of technology and the resulting flexibility demanded by today’s AV integrators, going to market with just one technology is such an out- of-date strategy.“ So, with our NetworkHD AV over IP line now offering considerably more options for integrators and WyreStorm set to join the recently established SDVoE Alliance before CEDIA 2017, now seems the perfect time to highlight what each of our technologies bring to the AV over IP party. This quote from WyreStorm CEO, Derek Hulbert, neatly sums up the company’s approach to product design and reveals why a two-year development has culminated in WyreStorm being arguably the only manufacturer to offer solutions across the five technology platforms of HDMI, HDBaseT, and the three distinct AV over IP technologies used in its award-winning NetworkHD line. NetworkHD 400 Series – Low Latency 4K over 1Gb Launched this May to much anticipation, the 400 Series is WyreStorm’s first NetworkHD solution to offer stunning, visually lossless 4K HDR with multichannel audio over standard 1Gb network. 2017 has seen WyreStorm build on the success of our commercially- focused NetworkHD 100 and 200 Series H.264 products with two new 4K over IP solutions that focus equally on residential and commercial applications in the form of the JPEG2000 powered 400 Series and the 600 Series featuring the AptoVision BlueRiver chipset scheduled for release this autumn. Different platforms they maybe, but what ties all NetworkHD products together is their shared system controller combined with an identical configuration and dealer experience that allows installers to transition between all the technologies based on the needs of their application without needing to be retrained. NetworkHD 400 Series 18 | July 2017 Based on the JPEG2000 platform, the 400 Series was developed specifically to be equally as appealing for residential as well as commercial applications where high quality and low latency of less than a single frame are key requirements. Supporting all SD, HD and 4K UHD formats with HDR, 400 Series encoders and decoders feature auto-scaling to handle mixed 4K and 2K components within an install, while HDCP 2.2 compliance ensures integration with the latest 4K content and sources is as hassle-free as it gets.