As the next step in routing switcher technology for multi-format hybrid fiber and coax routing switchers, PESA will debut the new Cheetah 64NE with redundant crosspoint technology at the upcoming BIRTV exhibit in Beijing, China, August 23-26, 2010.

Hybrid Fiber/Coax Routing Switcher pioneer PESA presents the latest features of our Cheetah product line, including redundant control and redundant crosspoint technology, in a leading multi-format high definition video routing switcher for transporting SDI, HD-SDI, and the latest in 3Gb/s signals for high definition 3D video applications. Using China’s most prestigious radio, film and television exposition as the forum, PESA will offer hands-on demonstrations of Cheetah’s control management system and switching capabilities. more

Sabertooth In-Line Fiber Media Converter for 3G-SDI

Huntsville, Alabama – July 7, 2010- PESA, a major provider of broadcast and Pro AV distribution and router transport solutions is now shipping the new Sabertooth fiber optic mini-extenders to transport SD/HD/3G-SDI video over long distances using just one fiber optic cable. As one of the smallest profile coax-to-fiber and fiber-to-coax digital video media converters, the Sabertooth has a diameter of 0.55� (14.0mm) and is only 3.14�(79.6mm) long. They provide high performance media conversion between BNC equipped 75 Ohm coax and LC connector-style single mode or multimode fiber cable. With a diameter smaller than a BNC connector, the Sabertooth allows for the tightest possible unit-to-unit pitch available making them ideal for sharing fiber and coax connections on a standard BNC-based router. more

PESA’s 8X8 HDMI Switcher for CAT5/6 remote connections

Infocomm, Las Vegas – June 7, 2010: PESA continues to grow its professional audio video market offerings with the introduction of an 8X8 HDMI switcher. The PRO-8X8-HDMI-CAT enables users to easily connect up to eight HDMI sources, such as Blu-Ray Disc Players, DVD players, DVR recorders, Satellite TV set-top boxes, HDMI cameras, computers, and game consoles to eight HDMI displays. The frame features High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) compatibility which eliminates the problems normally encountered with HDCP encoding on switching devices that send video transports simultaneously to more than one display. more

PESA’s HDMI over Coax Extenders

Huntsville, Alabama – May 28, 2010- Today, PESA announced the availability of the PRO-HDMI-BNC extenders for transporting HDMI 1.2 over a single coax cable. As part of the new PESA PRO product line, the PRO-HDMI-BNC is the perfect solution for those who need to extend HDMI signals long distance over coax. These extenders enable users to easily connect HDMI sources such as Blu-Ray Disc Players, DVD players, DVR recorders, Satellite TV set-top boxes, HDMI cameras, computers, and gaming consoles to any HDMI compliant display. For existing coax-based serial digital routing systems using SMPTE 292M or 424M transports, the PRO-HDMI-BNC is a cost effective solution to transport HDMI sources to HDMI displays over the HD/3G-SDI switching system. more

Huntsville, Alabama – May 18, 2010; PESA, a major provider of professional audio and video gear for signal distribution and router transport solutions will exhibit at the Infocomm 2010 conference and exhibition, on June 9th-11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. more

PESA’s new PRO 8X8 DVI Switcher

Huntsville, Alabama – April 26, 2010. Today, PESA announced the introduction of its new PESA PRO 8X8 DVI Switcher, further expanding its innovative product reach into the Professional AV markets. The PRO-8X8-DVI is a 1RU rack mountable frame assembly with 8 DVI-D input ports and 8 DVI-D output ports. This powerful and affordable digital matrix switcher is capable of selecting content from 8 separate video sources to any or all outputs. The PRO-8X8-DVI provides single-link, DVI-D operations up to 1920X1200@60Hz (WUXGA) resolutions as well as 480p to 1080p video formats. more

Vidblox 3G-NE converter module supports 3G-SDI to DVI or Component Video outputs

Huntsville, Alabama – April 22, 2010: PESA announces the VidBlox 3G-NE-F which receives coax or fiber optic 3G-SDI serial digital video signals over a single fiber or coax cable and converts the SMPTE 424M compliant signal into a DVI or component analog video output. The 3G-NE-F is compatible with PESA’s full line of 3G-SDI Fiber and Coax Extenders, Converters, Routers and Switchers. The VidBlox 3G-NE-F supports de-embedding of audio from the SMPTE signal, USB local control, and two1080p60 inputs. Using the VidBlox GUI interface, input sources can be set for auto-detect, or, set via software to receive a signal from a specific input port. The one BNC port supports SMPTE 424M inputs at 1080p60 and allows cable connections up to 80m. The fiber port supports SMPTE 424M inputs and allows cable distances up to 10Km using singlemode cable or up to 400m using 50/125 micron multimode cable. more

Huntsville, Alabama – April 10, 2010- PESA, a major provider of reliable and innovative router transport solutions, and AXON, an industry leader in modular distribution, processing, conversion and image display processors, today announced a strategic partnership that will deliver best of breed integrated solutions to customers in North America. more

Huntsville, Alabama – April 7, 2010 – PESA, a major provider of reliable and innovative broadcast, professional AV distribution and router transport solutions, and Avitech International Corporation, an industry leader in multi-image display processors, today announced their strategic partnership that will enable customers to exploit the best of both companies’ core strengths. The integrated router / multiviewer solution, co-branded PESA Avitech will be sold and supported through PESA and Avitech International channels. more

PESA’s new dual channel QuadBox RX/TX Fiber to BNC converter module

Huntsville, Alabama – March 7, 2010- PESA, a major provider of reliable and innovative professional AV distribution and router transport solutions introduces the QFX-QUAD30-TXRX Dual Channel Electrical to Optical and Optical to Electrical extenders for 3G-SDI signals. Now you can convert 3G-SDI to optical fiber, and optical fiber to 3G-SDI simultaneously. Using LC transceivers, the QFX-QUAD30-TXRX transports SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, or ASI video standards independently in each direction. These units are low power consumption modules providing high reliability, high performance and superior transmission quality demanded in applications for digital cinema, telemedicine, satellite imaging, military command centers and simulation/visualization environments.

PESA’s QFX-QUAD30-TXRX is a unique product ideal for HD broadcast, studio and post-production applications. Modules can be configured for long range bi-directional more