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Three new Smart-e products launched at ISE 2006 (13/12/2005)

Stand C63, ISE 2006

UK audio and video distribution and switching company, Smart-e is exhibiting at the ISE show for the second year running. The company which is well known for its purple coloured equipment is announcing the launch of three new products at the show.

NEW Managed TV & AV system

This new system allows centralised management of displays. TV screens, Projectors, TFTs, Plasmas, and all other types of displays, can be remotely monitored and controlled from one central base located anywhere in the world.

The new display management feature provides the ability to control the matrix remotely via IP which has greatly increased the flexibility of what is already a proven and successful product. The system, which can be customised to meet individual needs, enables organisations to provide local, regional, international and worldwide support for its staff and/or customers from one control room via a standard IP-based network.

Activating and de-activating a high number of different displays located in disparate locations from one control room, allows resources to be centralised, whilst display times and content can be managed. Power and screen-life savings can be made through scheduled switch on/off, and the system also assists security by providing real-time monitoring of assets.

The flexibility of the system has attracted a wide range of users, from schools and universities using video projectors in the classroom and lecture theatres, to corporate users who find the ability to select and display a variety of video images to plasma panels, PCs and projectors at the same time, extremely valuable in training and educating staff on new products, services and corporate policies. Retailers with multiple outlets gain significantly by controlling and sending images from a central control room to multiple Point of Sale (POS) screens located across the globe.

Each system can be tailor-made to meet the unique requirements of clients and is backed by Smart-eÕs worldwide technical support and proven track record in designing and building high quality audio and video distribution and switching equipment.

NEW Compact multi-format switch for operating information and AV systems

Hot off the press is Smart-eÕs SNX-8x8+. This new compact multi-format matrix switch operates entertainment systems incorporating multi-media points for televisions, DVD players, home cinema, PCs, telephone and speakers, all via a single Cat5 cable. Its capacity to operate multiple screens removes the need for masses of cabling running to and from individual equipment. The SNX-8x8+ delivers professional high quality images and sound from DVD players, set top boxes, video cameras, laptops and PCs, to LCD and plasma TV screens, VGA monitors, and cinematic projectors. Its adaptability, compact size, affordability and the fact that it is designed to work on pre-installed Cat5 cabling, means the SNX-8x8+ is the choice for professional AV designers and specifiers serving corporate users and the high-end domestic market.

The SNX8x8+ supports RGBS (Red, Green, Blue & Syncs), UXGA (Ultra eXtended Graphics Array), YUV (luminance & colour-difference signals), Y/C (luminance & chrominance) and CVBS (Composite Video Blanking & Syncs), is Dolby 5.1 compatible and analogue HD (High Definition) television ready. The switch features outputs extended over 300 metres of structured cabling, has IR and RS422 matrix control options and integrated RS232 control of displays. The system has been used in one of LondonÕs highest profile high tech houses, One Islington Place where it is running the entire entertainment system for this multi-million pound prestigious property.

NEW Short range multi-format Cat5 AV extender

The SLX-111 is a universal Cat5 extender combining a variety of features in one unit, giving convenient remote control over source devices, whilst extending a run up to: 300 metres (for TV video formats) and 100 metres (for UXGA or HDTV-A). With discreet connectors, the SLX-111 offers fantastic versatility for all video types. It can be deployed on Cat5/5e and 6 cabling and is HDTV analogue compatible, features plug and play which removes the need for time-consuming setting-up, and incorporates RS232 and IR bi-directional transmission.

www.smart-e.co.uk