LG reduces video network complexity with Pro:Centric Catena 2.0

The Pro Display Network Management Solution:Central Cetten of LG is now updated with the version 2.0 for easy deployment and control of virtually any number of displays and video sources.

Based on Internet protocol, the platform Pro:Centric Catena 2.o of LG It is a solution especially suitable for hotels, hospitals, retail establishments, etc. can remotely control content and manage their screens, without having to use multiple remote controls or tune individual decoders to TV channels.

According to Richard Lewis, vp. of technology and research of LG Business Solutions USA, hospitality entertainment systems designed around Catena 2.0 and commercial systems dramatically reduce the amount of hardware required and lower the overall cost of operation, regarding existing solutions.

“With Catena 2.0, Audio and video integrators can now simplify content delivery using a commercial video headend with fewer receivers that have full access to the available channels, he explains.. Where traditional setups required twelve satellite or cable receivers to output content to a complex video encoding system with limited control capabilities, Catena 2.0 brings a new level of access and control for a commercial IP video system and smart TVs for hospitality the LG. This improves reliability and reduces complexity, which translates into overall cost savings”.

Catena, that works with Pro-enabled LG hospitality smart TVs:Centric, offers a user interface that allows easy and convenient control of multiple business screens by staff using mobile phones or tablets.

The new features of Catena 2.0 include the content control of AV receivers, using the device's most reliable IP connection, to access application interfaces of headend devices, instead of infrared emitters, How often to resynchronize.

Thanks to it, Catena can import all available channels in a channel map to facilitate the management and viewing of content from the satellite system. This new device control easily combines various types of input sources, including IP cable systems and other HDMI sources, which can be made available over IP by using external encoder devices.

Combining all available content on the channel map allows users to easily select content from a central location instead of having to scroll through the TV inputs.

Another advantage of Pro:Centric Catena for customers is that, with a simple web application, They can select from the available live TV programs and listen to the audio through their own cell phones and headphones, as it uses a unique way of managing lip sync, separating the audio from the video stream in the premises, hotel, etc. and delivering it to the mobile independently and synchronized with the TV broadcast.

The bars and restaurants, For example, They can play background music while each table or customer chooses which game or program they want to listen to through their mobile phone.. LG Catena is also ideal for application in gyms, hospitals and transit centers in which several televisions show different channels, but its sound is silenced.

The Catena solution comprises a server and a TV application accessed through a web-based user interface that allows you to control each screen, either individually or in preset groups of screens. Televisions can be tuned, turn on and off remotely, reboot and display custom messages created by owners.

Catena is designed to work exclusively with Smart TVs and set-top boxes (STB) the LG Pro compatible:Centric y admite 4K Ultra HD and 2K HD resolutions. For new installations, Using an IP-based design reduces equipment costs by replacing long HDMI cable runs and video arrays with a simple Cat6 wiring, since a decoder or media player is not necessary on each screen to deliver live TV content.

“This innovative solution allows easy control of the system through a drag and drop interface to direct content to the screens,” says Lewis., while offering business operators the option to add their logo, brand colors or other content related to it to create a personalized user experience”.

Besides, “allows staff to change channels or volume instantly at the customer's request using mobile devices. It is no longer necessary to organize drawers full of remote controls”, duck.

Pro:Centric Catena supports IP headend input sources using the digital rights management system Pro:Idiom, giving owners access to premium content and protecting content with an end-to-end digital rights management system.

“All of these attributes combine to make controlling a network of digital displays easy., fast, reliable, affordable and directly beneficial for end customers”, says the LG manager.