SAN JOSE, Calif.—Netgear has launched Engage 2.0, a free upgrade to its AV network management platform that can be downloaded from the company’s website.

Engage 2.0 addresses the complexity IP transport has created in the broadcast, commercial and residential sectors in managing Ethernet switches, routers and Wi-Fi access points. For example, updating firmware on multiple devices, detecting Ethernet switchers and access points and properly configuring AV networks can be cumbersome and time-consuming. An improper setup can ruin the entire AV experience, the company said.

Netgear’s Engage 2.0 removes such complexities by providing a user-friendly way to manage AV networks and to control the network, router and Wi-Fi under a single platform, making configuration and management seamless.

“With almost three decades of network leadership, we're constantly innovating to simplify AV and Wi-Fi connectivity and provide a more seamless management experience,” Laurent Masia, senior director of product line management for managed switches at Netgear, said. “The new Engage 2.0 software delivers expansive, unified control features for even the most complex AV network installations.”

The upgrade enables Wi-Fi control in AV fixed installations with touch panels and tablets, connecting to ad-hoc wireless networks and enhancing control of AV endpoints across VLANs. For mobile studios, Engage 2.0 enables the creation of temporary Wi-Fi guest networks to serve crew needs that may change from production to production.

Other new Wi-Fi features of Engage 2.0 offers:

• Freedom for AV and lighting crews, removing the need to be tethered to a rack and enabling the flexibility to support the integration of AV and lighting control software connected via Wi-Fi with the wired network.
• Unified wired and wireless management, allowing Netgear AV switches, pro routers and Wi-Fi access points to be configured together with Engage profiles.
• Local area networking and WLAN under control of Engage 2.0, with the upgrade enabling advanced Wi-Fi management for Netgear AV installations and supporting Wi-Fi assignment to Profiles/VLANs, Auto-Trunk and Instant Mesh for simple setup.
• Auto-discovery and onboarding capabilities with automatic detection of all Netgear AV M4250, M4300, M4350 and M4500 switches and support of one PR460X Pro Router and up to 10 WBE758/WEB718 Wi-Fi access points per site.
• Zero configuration setup with auto-trunking on switchers where access points are connected.
• Fast-roaming and auto-mesh support using protocols such as OKC, 802.11r, 802.11k and 802.11v.

More information is available on the company’s website.

LENEXA, Kan. & DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—The National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC) has announced a new agreement with Advanced Media Technologies (AMT), which will provide NCTC members access to AMT's portfolio of solutions, including hardware partners such as DZS, CommScope and Plume.

AMT offers immediate shipment of hardware from a variety of manufacturers and will be specifically providing discounts for Wi-Fi 5 enabled devices that can provide up to 1 gig speeds for customers. Many Wi-Fi products will offer triband capability, self-installation options and the ability to function as a Plume WorkPass Gateway. All of which offer value-added experiences for NCTC members and their customers, the NCTC reported. 

"For over a decade, AMT has been a partner to NCTC and our members; we are now entering into a more strategic phase of our relationship, which is poised to bring our members even greater technology options, service offerings and cost savings," said Lou Borrelli, CEO NCTC.

For more information, visit: https://nctconline.org.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Dish has unveiled the latest edition of its cord-cutting AirTV brand with the new Wi-Fi enabled network tuner, AirTV 2. This new model is designed to wirelessly deliver free local over-the-air channels to connected devices, smartphones and tablets whether in or out of the house.

AirTV 2 comes equipped with a 802.11ac 2x2 dual-band Wi-Fi system and features a compact design and wireless capability to be placed anywhere. The tuner can connect to a digital antenna and a wireless or wired network, providing two live streams of digitally transmitted OTA content simultaneously; two can be viewed inside the home, one outside the home. By connecting to an external hard drive, AirTV can also record up to two local channels simultaneously and access them in and out of the home.

When using the AirTV 2, consumers can access local channels from ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS through the Sling app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and iOS and Android devices. Customers can also integrate local channels directly into their Sling channel guide.

AirTV 2 is now available at a price of $99.99. It is also available through bundle offers to new Sling TV customers. For more information, visit AirTV.net or Sling.com.

WASHINGTON—The NAB has done its homework on potential interference to electronic newsgathering services utilizing the 6 GHz spectrum band from unlicensed Radio Local Area Network Wi-Fi-type devices, and has provided that data to the FCC to advocate against uncoordinated unlicensed use.

In October 2018, the FCC proposed opening up the 1,200 MHz of the 6 GHz midband spectrum for unlicensed use. Broadcasters traditionally use the 6 GHz band for auxiliary operations, like sporting events, breaking news and special events.

The FCC has not officially voted on it, allowing for interested parties to provide comments. That is what the NAB did in a filing it sent to the commission on Dec. 5.

Writing that those proposing that the deployment of RLAN in the spectrum would have little to no impact defies “past experience and common sense,” the NAB provided the commission a report conducted by an engineering firm, Alion, that looked at the likelihood and extent of interference to ENG systems using three common ENG deployment use cases: indoor camera to indoor receiver; outdoor camera to news truck; and outdoor news truck to central receive site.

For indoor ENG operations, Alion found that interference could be expected 0.9% in best case scenarios and 95.3% in worst case scenarios. Outdoor ENG operations saw potential interference 0.4% to 66.9%. Finally, transmitting to a central receiver site, Alion reported that interference was predicted every single time.

“ENG systems are a critical component to public warning, newsgathering and content generation,” the NAB wrote, also pointing out that broadcasters have already loss access to channels at 2.5 GHz due in part to interference from 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi systems. “Based on that experience, we are certain that uncoordinated RLANs will cause interference to 6 GHz ENG systems.

The NAB does say that there is an opportunity to provide additional spectrum for Wi-Fi use in 6 GHz—Microsoft, broadband operators and wireless carriers are also seeking to utilize some, or in some cases all, of the 6 GHz spectrum—but that “it must not risk eliminating the non-common carrier mobile uses in the spectrum by allowing unrestricted, uncoordinated use, even if limited to indoor locations.”

Read the full ex parte filing from NAB here.

NEW YORK—First things first: what is Wi-Fi 6? In a network nutshell, it’s the next-gen wireless technology that was previously known as 802.11ax until the Wi-Fi Alliance decided to rename it more succinctly. Wi-Fi 6 supersedes 802.11ac (now known as Wi-Fi 5), which most current routers run.

The broad idea of this rechristening is to make the name of the standard easy to understand, so rather than bombarding you with a meaningless string of numbers and letters, you get something akin to 3G, 4G and 5G with phones.

Besides a new naming convention, though, what does Wi-Fi 6 actually offer to the consumer? Unsurprisingly, you’ll get faster wireless speeds—that’s a given, really—but more to the point, it’s designed to deliver much better Wi-Fi performance in device-crowded environments, along with other efficiency benefits.

Want to know more about this incoming wireless standard and what it might mean for your home or office? Read on for the full lowdown plus all the latest news and speculation on this exciting step forward for Wi-Fi.

RELEASE DATE

According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the non-profit overseer of the Wi-Fi world, Wi-Fi 6 will be out “later in 2019.” By all accounts, that will most likely be toward the very end of the year (assuming no serious slippage is encountered). A certification program was announced in January to ensure that Wi-Fi 6-labelled devices meet the relevant specified standards, and this scheme is expected to start imminently, in the third quarter of 2019.

At this point, you might be thinking “wait a minute: aren’t there already Wi-Fi 6 routers out there [albeit most of them are still labelled 802.11ax]?”

And you’d be right—there are indeed, but with caveats. Some routers that support Wi-Fi 6 and are already on shelves include the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 and AX4, TP-Link’s Archer AX6000 and the Asus RT-AX88U (indeed Asus even has a Wi-Fi 6-toting mesh router offering imminent).

However, remember that these early devices are based on the draft standard of Wi-Fi 6, which isn’t yet finalized (and won’t be till later in the year). So bear in mind that these routers may miss out on some features that fully certified Wi-Fi 6 devices are required to carry, depending on whether the spec that manufacturers must adhere to is changed much between now and the official launch of the new standard.

From what we’ve heard, any potential differences will be minor, but we won’t know specifics until the Wi-Fi 6 launch officially happens.

Furthermore, even if you do own a router that supports (draft) Wi-Fi 6, you’ll also need Wi-Fi 6-compatible client devices on the other end of the connection to benefit from the new Wi-Fi standard. And early adopting pieces of hardware are even thinner on the ground, at least right now; one example is Samsung’s Galaxy S10 smartphone.

That said, a number of laptops supporting Wi-Fi 6 from all the major vendors were announced at CES, and it shouldn’t be long before some of these arrive (for starters, we are expecting Alienware notebooks imminently).

After the official launch of Wi-Fi 6 late in 2019, going forward into 2020, you can expect an increasingly rapid spread of both supporting routers and client hardware, all of which will be certified to the fully finalized Wi-Fi 6 standard.

DEVICES AND PRICING

To give you an idea of the cost of Wi-Fi 6 supporting devices, let’s take a quick look at some of the prices of the aforementioned routers that have been produced adhering to the draft Wi-Fi 6 spec.

TP-Link’s Archer AX6000 currently weighs in at around $350, and the Asus RT-AX88U is pitched at about $325. Netgear’s Nighthawk AX8 can be had for around $300, with the Nighthawk AX4 coming in at around $200, which is pretty much as cheap as it gets right now.

We will, of course, see more walletfriendly Wi-Fi 6 routers coming into play as time goes on.

As for Wi-Fi 6 client devices, Samsung’s Galaxy S10 currently starts at an eye-watering $899.

SPEC AND PERFORMANCE

Wi-Fi 6 operates over 2.4GHz and 5GHz (and more frequency bands in the future), unlike Wi-Fi 5, which is 5GHz only, and it will be faster than its predecessor as you’d expect. Exactly what sort of speed increase we’ll ultimately get isn’t fully clear (and will vary in different scenarios anyway).

In theoretical terms, Wi-Fi 6 boosts peak speeds by 37% compared to Wi-Fi 5 (when using a single device). While you doubtless won’t achieve all of that gain—it’s a bit of a “how fast is a piece of string tied to the bumper of a moving car” scenario—you could see a substantial chunk of it, and a very telling uplift in terms of raw performance.

However, unlike previous iterations of Wi-Fi standards, this new offering isn’t focused on purely boosting headline speeds. Rather, Wi-Fi 6 aims to facilitate much better performance in crowded environments where there are lots of wireless devices, such as an apartment block, or a public venue like a stadium. Or even your home, if you have a number of family members who perhaps own multiple mobile devices and PCs each.

It’ll also help deal with the connectivity strain caused by the ever-increasing number of connected IoT (Internet of Things) devices and smart home gadgets.

Wi-Fi 6 employs various technologies to achieve all this, including a key player in the form of OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access). This allows more folks to simultaneously use the same wireless channel for far more efficient operation, not to mention better throughput and much lower latency (meaning a more responsive connection).

Wi-Fi 6 also makes use of MU-MIMO, which has already been incorporated with Wi-Fi 5 hardware, and allows for a greater amount of data to be transferred at once (and to handle multiple client devices simultaneously). In Wi-Fi 6, the technology is improved to double up the number of spatial streams that can be transmitted from a maximum of four previously, to now potentially cover eight devices (plus it adds support for uplink—transmissions back from the client device—as well as downlink).

So yes, there’s a bit of jargon involved here, with other clever bits of trickery, including improved beamforming for better speeds at range, and 1024-QAM being employed (as opposed to 256-QAM in Wi-Fi 5) for better throughput.

But odd acronyms and techie-sounding stuff aside, the performance takeaway when it comes to congested wireless environments where loads of devices are online is that Wi-Fi 6 promises to boost the average throughput per user by four times (or more). That’s quite a startling improvement in traffic-heavy areas, and it’s backed by the promise of increased network efficiency also by a factor of four.

With more and more pieces of hardware coming online—particularly given the increasing numbers of smart home gadgets, connected appliances and IoT devices in general—these improvements will be vital going forward into our Wi-Fi future. If we were stuck on Wi-Fi 5, we’d effectively become stuck in the wireless mud.

There’s a further boon on the efficiency front to Wi-Fi 6, and that’s better battery life for client devices. This is achieved via a technology called Target Wake Time (TWT), which essentially lets the router and client talk to each other to determine when the client device will need to wake up to transmit (or receive) data. This means that the client hardware won’t have to be constantly listening for wireless signals, and that in turn means less battery usage.

This will be particularly useful for IoT gadgets that only communicate online sporadically, and the likes of wearables, but also to a lesser extent phones, tablets and laptops. Wi-Fi 6’s overall improvements in network efficiency (by a factor of four) we’ve already mentioned should also help on the battery front, too, helping to cut down a little on power usage.

When you add everything up in terms of faster overall Wi-Fi speeds, much-improved performance in crowded wireless environments and some power-efficiency driven battery benefits to boot, there’s plenty to look forward to with the next-gen Wi-Fi standard.

This article originally appeared on techradar.com.

WAYNE, N.J.–At the 2018 NAB Show New York, JVC will debut the SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge, a Dual Link bonded LTE uplink that connects directly to its 800 and 900 Series cameras. It supports live HD streaming from multiple JVC cameras to HD-SDI decoders or IP video server at the station, as well as Facebook Live or other CDNs.

Featuring Peplink’s patented SpeedFusion VPN Bonding technology, the SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge—an upgraded version of the ProHD Dockable Bridge introduced last year—combines multiple cellular, wired, and Wi-Fi connections to create a robust and secure VPN connection, making it ideal for live ENG reports or webcasts, according to JVC.

The self-contained SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge, positioned between the battery and ProHD GY‑HM850/890 or CONNECTED CAM GY-HC900 camera body, plugs into the camera’s USB or LAN port. It can also be detached and used with other IP-enabled CONNECTED CAM, 4KCAM, ProHD, and JVC PTZ camera models. Plus, the SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge functions as a secure, battery-powered hotspot in the field, and its Wi‑Fi‑First feature bonds to local or public hotspots when available to reduce cellular data charges.

Equipped with dual cellular modems with redundant SIM slots, the SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge accepts SIMs from Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. It aggregates up to four different network links (LTE x 2, plus Wi-Fi or Ethernet), and supports global LTE coverage for worldwide operation. Other features include internal MIMO high efficiency antennas, two RJ-45 connectors for wired LAN/WAN connections, and a built-in GPS receiver for tracking the unit’s location with the ProHD Bridge Command Center.

“The SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge Bridge is the best choice for stations that rely on run-and-gun coverage,” said Edgar Shane, general manager of engineering, JVC Professional Video. “It connects directly to our 800 and 900 Series cameras, so you don’t need to carry additional equipment. You get a reliable, convenient, and affordable live broadcast alternative to microwave and satellite.”

Available in versions for Anton/Bauer or V‑mount batteries, the SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge is available now and has an MSRP of $3,495.

JVC will demonstrate the SFE-CAM Dockable Bridge at its booth N333 at NAB Show New York, Oct. 17-18 at the Javits Convention Center. 

PHOENIX—Cars will soon regularly receive ATSC 3.0 signals from Phoenix broadcasters taking part in the latest facet of an ongoing trial of Next-Gen TV.

Pearl TV, which is leading the Phoenix Model Market project of 12 stations, and Avis Budget Group announced Oct. 15 they will begin testing various use cases for TV-delivered signals to passenger cars early next year.

“We are excited about it. There are great use cases for automotive, and they are an interesting company,” says Anne Schelle, Pearl TV managing director. “They are one of the largest fleet owners of cars and certainly positioning themselves for the future of connected cars and the shared car environment.”

Possible use cases extend beyond basic reception of OTA video and audio to a variety of interactive capabilities. “We have a general idea of the use cases,” says Schelle. “Now we are just working through the details.”

Avis Budget Group is “on a mission” to reinvent the consumer experience by leveraging mobile apps, digital platforms and connected cars, says Arthur Orduna, executive vice president and chief innovation officer for the rental car company. Information collected during the trial will help Avis Budget Group determine the best new in-car configurations to offer customers in the future, he adds.

One goal of the Phoenix Model Market project is to collect data on how consumers interact with ATSC 3.0 and as well as their preferences with the goal of assisting the TV industry in making a successful launch of standard around the country.

As part of those efforts, Pearl TV will release a consumer survey by month’s end to gauge consumer perceptions about Next-Gen TV content and quality. “We will also be asking consumers about automotive, so we will be able to reflect that in the trial as well,” says Schelle.

For the passenger car trial, OTA-delivered video and audio entertainment will be delivered to vehicles using the ATSC 3.0 interactive runtime environment with support for digital rights management and AC-4 multichannel audio decoding.

While planning is still ongoing, the types of reception devices under consideration include plug-in 3.0 receivers for installed entertainment systems, such as headrest screens, and mobile TV reception on tablets, according to Pearl TV.

For the interactive portion of the trial, various features are being considered, such as electronic guides, program-specific text overlays, rental car information, coupons and maps.

For later projects, software updates, map downloads and real-time traffic information could be delivered to cars from stations transmitting 3.0, according to Pearl TV.

Chetan Sharma, a consultant focused on mobile industry technology and strategy, says ATSC 3.0 along with satellite, Wi-Fi and cellular can provide a hybrid of communications services for vehicular data delivery. A telematics device can then decide at any given moment what’s the best mode of delivery for the vehicle.

“If you are at your house with a Wi-Fi hotspot, you download software,” says Sharma, who has authored a white paper on the topic, entitled “ATSC 3.0 Automotive Opportunity.”

“If you are on the road and there is a software update that’s needed or a mapping content update, then maybe ATSC 3.0 works better.”

Synchronization using a cellular network is essential for the backchannel link, which could verify that an upload via 3.0, Wi-Fi or satellite was successful, he says.

“With the hybrid model, you have more accessibility as an automobile OEM that you otherwise wouldn’t have,” he says, adding that multiple delivery paths add redundancy, which may prove to be particularly important for data bound for cars.

Both Sharma and Schelle agree that 3.0 OTA transmission makes delivery of data to vehicles far more economical than unicast transmission of data via a cell phone network. “With broadcast everybody gets the same content and the economics of its delivery work much better,” says Sharma.

Besides the one-to-many nature of broadcasting, 3.0 is particularly suited to this type of application because of its “levels of compression and the ability to deliver indoors,” says Schelle.

The economic equation also favors broadcasting from a deployment point of view, she says. “What it costs for us to deploy is minimal compared to what it costs the carriers to provide certain kinds of use cases,” says Schelle.

In Phoenix, Next-Gen TV transmission to vehicles will originate from the local Univision station, although a second 3.0 will likely be place by time the test begins and may also be used, says Schelle.

To date, the 3.0 transmission from the Univision station has proven it can reliably deliver data to moving cars, such as the one in which FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly rode this spring while visiting Phoenix for a firsthand look at the 3.0 deployment, she says.

Repeaters and boosters are under consideration for use during the trial with Budget Avis Group, but no definite plans for deployment have been made, Schelle adds.

For a comprehensive list of TV Technology’s ATSC 3.0 coverage, see our ATSC3 silo.

LAS VEGAS—At the 2018 NAB Show, JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, unveiled a broad range of new products, including the CONNECTED CAM,  which provides for what the company calls "a complete news-over-IP workflow solution in the field." 

The GY-HC900 “CONNECTED CAM” broadcast camcorder features three 2/3-inch CMOS image sensors for full HD imagery, as well as enhanced connectivity. When paired directly with the optional ProHD Dockable Bridge or via Wi-Fi with any ProHD Bridge unit, the new GY-HC900 allows on-air talent to conduct a two-way interview with return video while streaming live to air without any external boxes or backpacks. It is JVC’s first camera featuring a new communications engine that optimizes both image processing and IP performance. The engine enables simultaneous recording, low latency streaming, and simultaneous decoding for return video and IFB. Latency can be as low as 500ms for both outgoing and incoming video.  

The GY-HC900’s complete IP workflow includes streaming performance up to 20 Mbps and built-in Wi-Fi (2.4Ghz/5GHz) with dual external antennas. The camera also features Zixi error correction with automatic repeat request (ARQ) and SMPTE 2022 forward error correction for reliable transmission.

Beyond ENG, the GY-HC900 also targets high-end EFP and studio fiber applications. It works with the FS-900 camera module, which attaches seamlessly to the camera via a 68-pin interface, and feeds 3G-SDI signals, control, audio, sync, and intercom to a base station via fiber.

ENHANCED 4KCAM

JVC also launched two new 4K cameras at the show. Designed for enhanced single-camera production, the GY-HM250U and GY-HM250SP both feature built-in streaming with Wi-Fi and 4G LTE-connectivity providing live access to Facebook Live, YouTube, and other CDNs. The cameras also work as part of JVC’s S.L.I.M. multi-camera production system, which uses the RM-LP100 remote camera control as a CCU for JVC IP-capable cameras.

The GY-HM250U integrates lower-third and full-screen titling without an external CG or production switcher for both recorded or streamed video output. Lower-third graphic overlays may be generated and controlled using a tablet, smartphone or other browser-equipped device, and logos or icons can be uploaded and displayed in the lower-third of the recorded video. With the in-camera storage for up to 50 .JPG or .PNG graphics, such as team logos or religious icons, users can manually advance the full-screen graphics, or present them as slideshows with user-defined timing during production.

Also joining the 4KCAM product line is the GY-HM250SP, which adds sports-specific score overlays, while a third new model, the GY-HM180U offers 3G-SDI and live 4K via HDMI output, only without built-in streaming or graphics. The GY-HM250SP’s score overlays—for football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and volleyball—can be placed in various screen positions. Scores can be updated using an external Wi-Fi connected smartphone or tablet, or real-time scoreboard data delivered automatically via wireless connection to a Sportzcast Scorebot integrated with the venue’s scoreboard.

Both new 4KCAM models feature 4:2:2 recording for 4K/30p and 4K/24p and a 4K/60p HDMI output; a tele-macro shooting mode for greater focusing on close objects; and a new Zero Config function that provides automatic, one-click configuration when the camera joins the same LAN as other cameras. All three models record footage in a variety of file formats and frame rates, including up to 120fps slow motion, to economical Class 10 SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

PROHD DECODER

When paired with JVC IP-enabled cameras, the new JVC BR-DE900 ProHD decoder provides bandwidth-efficient, error-free streaming over any IP network. When paired with the JVC BR-800 ProHD Broadcaster streaming server, the BR-DE900’s H.264 codec—and integrated Zixi or SMPTE 2022 Pro-MPEG stream protection technologies—enable broadcast-quality video to be delivered anywhere over public networks.

Designed for field use and fly packs, this low-latency appliance supports H.265 and H.264 compression standards with versatile A/V connectivity for ENG field reports and other video-over-IP applications. It also enables reliable HEVC decoding or H.264 streams up to 10-bit 4:2:2 1080p/60, with bit rates up to 50 Mbps, and dual 3G-SDI, HDMI 2.0, and composite connectivity.

PRODUCTION SWITCHER

Also new is the ProHD Studio 4000 compact live production and streaming studio. Also available as the ProHD Studio 4000S for sports production, the self-contained, four-channel system includes a complete control room solution for smaller, budget-conscious facilities. 

The ProHD Studio 4000 includes four SD/HD-SDI inputs, four IP stream inputs, and four NDI inputs. An additional HDMI/NDI input with keying can capture an external screen, so users can include content from a smartphone or PowerPoint presentation. Users can record the program output and the streaming output, along with simultaneous ISO recording of all cameras, directly to the ProHD Studio 4000.

Unique features include automatic motion tracking for JVC KY-PZ100 PTZ cameras, as well as Zero Config, which provides automatic, one-click configuration of any IP-enabled JVC camera when it joins the same LAN as other JVC cameras. The ProHD Studio 4000 also includes an integrated remote control for JVC cameras, including full PTZ control for the KY-PZ100. For live sports production, the ProHD Studio 4000S adds automated multi-channel instant replay and slo-mo, as well as an integrated sports CG for scores and timers   

LCD MONITORS

To support today’s growing 4K workflows, JVC also introduced new DT-U and DT-G series LCD studio monitors that feature multiple 4K inputs, including 12G-SDI, 3G-SDI quad link, 4K/60p HDMI 2.0, and more, as well as display of four independent SDI sources in quad view mode.

Designed for critical video applications, the DT-U series provides native 4K-resolution with 10-bit color depth and HDR compatibility, while the more economical DT-G series converts 4K and 2K sources to full HD. Both offer zero latency image processing, remote control via a web browser, built-in auto calibration, color generator and calibration software, and support for user-uploaded 3DLUT cube files for color creation in post.

Available in the fall of 2018, the DT-U series includes: the 28-inch DT-U28U and 31.5-inch DT-U31U, which feature native 3840x2160 4K-resolution, LED backlight, wider color gamut and HLG HDR and PQ HDR display for more realistic imagery. And with sizes ranging from 17.3 to 27 inches, DT-G series monitors—including the DT-G17U, DT-G21U, DT-G24U and DT-G27U—support 4K/60p HDMI and 2K-SDI signals. Available this summer, the DT-G monitors feature an 8-bit panel with 10-bit signal processing and LED backlight, with the three largest models offering a 1000:1 contrast ratio.