Video Scaler

Cost effective solution for driving LCDs

HD/SD SDI 24/25/30/48/50/60 I/P/S

Free stand or 1U rack mount

Designed to be used in series with the HD video feed from a camera source to a TV monitor, our Murraypro SCALER converts the high data rate HD signal to a conventional baseband SD analogue format. This cost effective Scaler is not specified for use within TX applications, due to it's slightly relaxed interpolation characteristics, but the scaled OP of this auto-switching Unit may confidently be used within non-critical monitoring applications attracting great acclaim when used to interface existing heritage LCD monitors with HD sources.

The SCALER fully buffers the input signal and provides an equalised and reclocked “looped” output of the input without any conversion processing, and is entirely suitable for on-pass to other equipment within an SDI TX path. The SCALER provides a baseband video OP of the SDI throughput; and in HD this output is a scaled SD copy of the HD input signal either in YUV, RGsB, Y+C or CVBS format. With an SD SDI input,the output signal is always SD. 5% zoom may be applied to the baseband output, so the picture edges are always unconditionally visible, even on low cost Monitors which are likely to overscan the image area. The required configuration is preset on a bank of DIP switches for a "fit and foreget"installation.

Use of the latest low power silicon enhances performance, slashes power consumption and heat generation, totally eliminating fan noise. The Unit may be used free-standing on a desk top or mounted in a 1 rack slot using the complementary rack-mount kit. An adaptor kit is optionally available to enable two Video Scalers, or one and a PICO PPM, to share the same 1 U rack slot.

SCALER is dual power ported, and may be operated from either mains or simultaneously applied external dc power.