Presentation Switchers, Inc. (PS), a U.S. based audio-visual manufacturing company announces the release of the PS600 series of modular digital presentation switchers, a 2nd generation adaptation of its popular modular presentation systems targeting mid to large conference rooms, classrooms, lecture halls, and military briefing centers. “We designed the PS600 as a multimedia platform.”, says Phil Hale, PS President & CEO, “The PS600 is truly a ‘system’ that can expand, contract, and otherwise morph to user needs over the lifetime of the meeting space. With a single screw, the user can replace an older DVI input with an HDMI input without removing the system from the rack or removing the cover. Authorized integrators can even swap out the PS600 backplane at a later time to take advantage of even more features as the industry continues to advance and needs change. The PS600 is truly a feature-rich expandable multimedia platform.”
At the core of the PS600 design is its 10 X 1 or 10 X 2 high speed digital backplanes supporting resolutions up to and including 4K with an integrated DSP audio mixer. Each of the 10 input slots has the versatility to contain a variety of connector types including HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort, Component, or Composite video with each respective audio component. HDBaseT is also available on each of the 10 inputs complete with power over Ethernet (PoE) up to 30 watts.
“The PS600 is truly a ‘system’ that can expand, contract, and otherwise morph to user needs over the lifetime of the meeting space. With a single screw, the user can replace an older DVI input with an HDMI input without removing the system from the rack or removing the cover. Authorized integrators can even swap out the PS600 backplane at a later time to take advantage of even more features as the industry continues to advance and needs change. The PS600 is truly a feature-rich expandable multimedia platform.”
In addition to the 10 input slots, the PS600 is equipped with an optional audio input slot for a stereo line input and microphone input with 48-volt phantom power plus an output slot for an optional stereo pre-amp output and/or 100 watt Class-D 4/8 Ohm amplifier for speaker-level outputs which allows you to extract and mix a microphone input and/or stereo input, then reinject the audio back into the HDMI stream. The PS600 supports 2 optional outputs: 2 HDMI outputs or 1 HDMI plus 1 HDBaseT output with PoE to conveniently power a local HDBaseT receiver up to 328 feet at 4K.