NVISION Supplies Router Systems for DIRECTV HD Infrastructure.GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- To ensure continuous, error-free delivery of DIRECTV's newly expanded national HD programming, NVISION has developed a signal processing See DSP. infrastructure that includes a mix of its video routers Video Routers are used for transporting video signals from inputs to outputs. Inputs and Outputs The number of inputs and outputs varies dramatically. The way routers are described is normally number of inputs by number of outputs e.g. 2x1, 256x256. and router control systems and panels. DIRECTV has deployed NVISION's NV8256-Plus Large-Scale Video Routers, the NV8288 Digital Video Router, the NV9000 Router Control Systems, along with numerous state-of-the-art NV9640/41 Router Control Panels that include up to 30 re-legendable LCD buttons for control of multiple sources. "NVISION's proven N-on-1 crosspoint redundancy was a key factor in our selection of NVISION routers for the DIRECTV backbone signal transmission," said Hanno Basse, vice president, Engineering, DIRECTV, Inc. "For DIRECTV this means confidence in the non-stop delivery of programming to its viewers." Chuck Meyer, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NVISION, stated, "DIRECTV expects quality and precision, and fortunately that's what we do best. It's been exciting for all of us at NVSION to work with the pros at DIRECTV to develop a high-performance signal processing infrastructure that's highly scaleable for now and the foreseeable future." About NVISION: Moving Pictures and Sound Around, Perfectly NVISION is the leading provider of advanced technology and systems for the production and delivery of superior, error-free digital audio and HD/SD video used in all broadcast sectors and multi-format post production. The company's sole focus is the development and manufacture of high-performance, high-reliability, and cost-effective router, router control, and master control systems and modular broadcast products. Since its founding in 1989, NVISION has pioneered groundbreaking technological advances, including large-scale HD-SDI routing and synchronous AES routing - first in HD; first in 3Gb/s-enabled routers. For more information, please visit www.nvision.tv About DIRECTV DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, presents the finest television experience available to more than 16.3 million customers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , through exclusive content, industry-leading customer satisfaction (which has surpassed cable for seven years running) and superior technologies. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy access to over 250 channels of 100% digital picture and sound, exclusive programming and the most comprehensive collection of sports programming available anywhere, including NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga SUNDAY TICKET(TM) and MLB EXTRA INNINGS MLB Extra Innings is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in North America. The package allows its subscribers to see up to 60 out-of-market Major League Baseball games a week using local and national television networks. (R). DIRECTV (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ) also leads the digital television technology revolution with exclusives such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET SuperFan(TM), US Open Interactive and YES Network Interactive and will soon have the capacity to offer over 150 channels in HD. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit www.directv.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion