Blustream HEX70CS-TX 70m HDBaseT™ Transmitter

The HEX70CS-TX HDMI 2.0 4K @ 60Hz 4:4:4 (18Gbps) HDCP 2.2 HDBaseT™ transmitter offers market leading features and outstanding value utilizing CSC technology with video down conversion.

The product extends HDMI, Bi-directional IR & RS-232 and Bi-directional PoC up to lengths of 70m (4K to 40m) and includes a HDMI loop-out for integrating local displays or cascading to multiple devices.

Box Contents:

1 x HEX70CS-TX
1 x Mounting Kit

Key Features:

• Advanced HDBaseT™ technology offering distribution of video and audio over a single CAT cable
• Advanced Color Space Conversion (CSC)
• Supports HDMI 2.0 18Gbps specification including HDR
• Supports 4K @ 60Hz 4:4:4 UHD video up to 40m
• Extends HDMI 1080p video up to 70m
• Supports all industry standard video resolutions including VGA-WUXGA and 480i-4K
• Supports all known HDMI audio formats including Dolby TrueHD, Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio transmission
• Features 1 x HDMI loop-out on HEX70CS-TX for integrating local displays or cascading to multiple devices
• Supports bi-directional RS-232 pass-through
• Supports bi-directional IR pass-through
• Supports bi-directional IR pass-through with switchable 5V/12V IR hardware support
• HDCP 2.2 support

Specifications:

• Video Input Connectors: 1 x HDMI Type A, female
• Video Output Connectors: 1 x HDBaseT™ RJ45 connector, 1 x HDMI Type A, female
• RS-232 Serial Port: 1 x DB-9, female
• IR Input Ports: 1 x 3.5mm stereo jack
• IR Output Ports: 1 x 3.5mm mono jack
• EDID DIP Switch: 4-pin
• Power Supply: 12V/2A DC, screw type connector
• Power Consumption: 12.7W
• Transmitter Dimensions (W x D x H): 143 x 134 x 22mm (without connections)
• Transmitter Dimensions (W x D x H): 143 x 141 x 22mm (with connections)
• Ind. Extender Weight: 0.35kg (excluding accessories)
• Shipping Weight: 1.4kg
• Operating Temperature: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
• Storage Temperature: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
• Mounting Kit included

Color Space Conversion (CSC) Technology in HDBaseT™

Due to the data rate of HDBaseT™ technology being capped at 10.2Gbps, it is unable to pass the latest native 4K UHD resolutions of 4K 60Hz 4:4:4. There is now a requirement to integrate video resolutions with data speeds up to 18Gbps across a multi-zone AV environment. Blustream have implemented CSC (Color Space Conversion) technology into our latest products to ensure 4K HDR signals can now be supported over the limited infrastructure of HDBaseT™. Color Space Conversion reduces the data rate of the HDMI signal by converting the color space from 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 to a lower format. Within Color Space Conversion technology the native resolution and frame rate remain constant from end to end. The only part of the signal that is converted during transmission is the color. Blustream CSC products do not support HDR10+ or the dynamic variation of Dolby Vision due to the way these specific variations of dynamic HDR (dHDR) are encoded. These codecs transmit repeated metadata packets throughout the transmission of any media making it impossible at this stage to convert in the same way using CSC technology.