Radiient Select-4 HDMI Switcher
RADIIENT SELECT-4 HDMI SWITCHER Extend Your HDMI Devices
March 2007 By Jonathan TakiffWhile Radiient Technologies’ box can’t fix other products’ design flaws, be assured that the Select-4 switching center won’t introduce issues of its own, and that it performs exceedingly well. One of the first HDMI devices tested and approved by the SimplayHD Labs, this Silicon Valley product was designed by two savvy insiders Jano Banks, co-inventor of the underlying HDMI chip technology (when he worked for for Silicon Image) and David Buuck a mastermind behind the DVDO iScan, a price/performance breakthrough video de-interlacer/scaler.
A snap to install and use, the small Radiient unit juggles four inputs and feeds one output. It automatically senses and switches to a powered-up signal source (HDMI, HDMI with HDCP, DVI and DVI with HDCP). Or, you can control the show with one of the two supplied credit card-sized wireless remotes or with a home theater/automation control system linked to the device’s RS-232 serial port interface.
Better yet, the Radiient box doubles as a cable length extender, performing feats of signal amplification and even data reconstruction that allow you to use input and output cables up to 50 feet each. But it’s no power hog, employing “EcoSmart Technology” to achieve very low power consumption of 1 watt max in standby, 5 watts max when operating. yy
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