TERANEX INTRODUCES TWO NEW LOW-COST PLATFORMS
Orlando, FL. (Oct 28, 2005) - Teranex, a division of Silicon Optix and leader in providing high performance solutions for the broadcast and post production market, today announced they will be showing two new hardware platforms at the 2005 SMPTE Technical Conference in New York City. The first new platform, called the Teranex Mini, is a portable, low cost DTV format converter that brings the quality of the post production level Teranex solutions to the mass market with a palm sized “use anywhere” package. The Teranex Mini can be used as a standalone portable DTV format converter, or three Minis can be rack-mounted on a 1RU shelf. Applications include NLE ingest/playout conversions, SD Camera up-conversion, HD VTR down-conversion, and driving plasmas and projectors at their native rate (up to 1080p60). SD/HD SDI I/O with embedded audio is standard, with an option for DVI, HDMI, and analog component out.
The second new platform, the XMR is a cost reduced companion to the existing XM modular platform. The XMR fits in the same Thomson Kameleon™ chassis as the original XM and uses the same Newton™ control panel, SNMP, and web control infrastructures. Teranex’s newest modular product is not a replacement for the current XM module, but rather an alternative for budget conscious customers. With SD/HD SDI I/O and embedded audio it is the perfect fit for high-density applications such as OB vans and network feed centers.
Both of these new hardware platforms are based on the new Silicon Optix Realta HQV™ chip, the award winning video processor from Teranex’s parent company. “The Realta HQV chip was developed over the past 3 years at a cost of $30 Million with the goal of bringing the power of the Teranex platform to a single chip, “ said Jed Deame, Co-founder and General Manager of Teranex. “This level of price/performance is unmatched anywhere in the industry, and probably will be for some time.”
The Teranex Mini and XMR provide performance approaching that of Teranex’s much larger box and blade-level platforms at a fraction of the cost. Thanks to the performance and integration of the Realta HQV chip, Teranex is now able to meet entry level price points while still reaching the level of quality Teranex customers have come to expect.
XMR configurations include up-conversion, down-conversion, standards conversion, HD side conversion (1080i to and from 720p at both 50 and 60 Hz) and animated logo insertion. Standard features include closed caption conversion, audio processing and timecode conversion. XMR is also available in a low-latency version for time sensitive applications.
“I am pleased that we are finally able to answer our customers’ requests to bring Teranex quality to entry-level applications,” continued Deame. “We can now offer solutions at various price points to address every possible conversion application.”
Teranex’s fully programmable, trillions-of-operations-per-second video processing systems have been adopted by thousands of the most quality conscious broadcasters and post-production houses worldwide.
The Teranex Mini pricing starts at $2995 and is shipping as of the show. The XMR Module starts at $5995 and will be shipping worldwide in December.
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