HDMI

The modules in this category are computer modules. They take the HDMI signal at the source and transmit it to the workplace or into a matrix system. There is no HDMI console module: output runs through the console modules of the DVI or DisplayPort range, because control room monitors are driven by DisplayPort or DVI.

For planning, that means the computer and console sides are deliberately equipped differently here. That is not a detour but the normal case in mixed installations.

HDMI carries multi-channel audio within the video signal. The modules transmit this embedded audio and analogue audio in addition. For media and conferencing sources, that is the practical difference: one cable at the source covers picture and sound.

These modules work over a line of their own — CAT cable, multimode or singlemode fibre. There is no KVM-over-IP variant for HDMI. If your installation is set to grow on an IP basis, plan HDMI sources as dedicated links accordingly.

All HDMI modules transmit via bluedec™, G&D's multi-stage video compression: pixel-perfect and with no perceptible latency, at efficient bandwidth. Uncompressed variants are not part of the HDMI range.

The modules can be integrated into a dedicated matrix system (ControlCenter-Digital, ControlCenter-Compact) and work there alongside the dedicated modules for other signal types. As there is no IP variant, the IP world remains out of scope for HDMI sources.

• Can I run an HDMI monitor at the workplace?
  Not directly through these modules — output runs via a DVI or DisplayPort console module. A monitor with an HDMI input requires an active converter there.
• Which console module goes with an HDMI computer module?
  A console module of the same transmission route from the DVI or DisplayPort range. Make sure the transmission medium matches — CAT or fibre.
• Is sound transmitted as well?
  Yes. Embedded audio from the HDMI signal, plus analogue audio.
• Can HDMI be combined with other signal types?
  Yes, in a dedicated matrix system, where the dedicated modules for different signal types work together. Combination with KVM-over-IP end devices is not possible.