The VS481 4-port
HDMI audio/video switch, is a multi-input, single output unit designed to conveniently connect, four HDMI source units such as, DVD player, Set top box, Satellite receiver, etc. then direct that input to a single HDMI monitor. Device selection can be accomplished by manually pressing a button on the front panel, or from across the room with the included remote unit. The VS481 supports all the common
HDTV resolutions including 480p, 720p, 1080i,
1080p and video standards VGA, SVGA, SXGA (1270 x 1024), and UXGA (1600 x 1200). For your convenience the VS481 has a single input port mounted on the front panel for connecting mobile or temporary devices, such as digital cameras, while your permanent device connections are out of sight on the rear of the unit.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It represents a digital alternative to consumer analog standards such as Radio Frequency (RF) coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, and VGA. HDMI connects digital audio/video sources such as set-top boxes, Blu-ray Disc players, personal computers (PCs), video game consoles, and AV receivers to compatible digital audio devices, computer monitors, and digital televisions. HDMI supports, on a single cable, any TV or PC video format, including standard, enhanced, and high-definition video, up to 8 channels of digital audio, and the Consumer Electronics Control signal. It is independent of the various digital television standards such as ATSC and DVB as these are encapsulations of compressed MPEG video streams (which can be decoded and output as an uncompressed video stream on HDMI). A Digital Visual Interface (DVI) signal is electrically compatible with an HDMI video signal; no signal conversion needs to take place when an adapter is used, and consequently no loss in video quality occurs.
1080p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes. The number "1080" represents 1,080 lines of vertical resolution (1080 horizontal scan lines), while the letter p stands for progressive scan (meaning the image is not interlaced). 1080p can be referred to as full HD or full high definition to differentiate it from other HDTV video modes. The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a horizontal resolution of 1920 pixels. This creates a frame resolution of 1920×1080, or 2,073,600 pixels in total. The frame rate in hertz can be either implied by the context or specified after the letter p (or i), such as 1080p30, meaning 30 Hz.
High-definition television (or HDTV) is a digital television broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition TV, or SDTV). HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television (DTV) signals are used, requiring less bandwidth due to digital video compression.
- Easy switching among 4 digital video signals by remote control or front panel push buttons
- LED indication of video source channels
- Supports high resolution: supports HDTV resolution 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p & VGA, SVGA, SXGA (1280x1024) and UXGA (1600x1200)
- Plug-and-play. No software installation required
- HDMI 1.2 compliant
- HDCP compliant