Extron Quantum Ultra powers Chauncey Hotel visual entertainment

Eight DWU850-GS laser projectors Christie configure the video walls of the two bowling alleys of this American hotel, controlled by a single 4K processor Extron As far beyond 610.

Close to the University of Iowa, he hotel Chauncey It has become a popular place for young people and families., since it has a varied entertainment area that includes movie theaters, recreational, two bowling alleys, a restaurant and a bar.

When designing the hotel, the architects planned the installation of large video display device for the two bowling alleys, with six tracks each, so that the bar users, on the first floor, and players could also watch sports and television programs, interspersed with announcements of upcoming hotel events.

The requirement for both videowall was to offer high visual quality and content in different ways, with multiple sources displayed in any desired layout or as a single image across the entire screen.

The sources, all HDMI and supporting specifications up to HDMI 2.1, Includes four cable television receivers, two Blu-ray players and a computer that functions as a media server. Most content is obtained from cable television receivers, that are mixed with images and video clips from the computer.

To provide a high performance solution that was economical and reliable, Tri-City Electric installed a twisted pair cable infrastructure and integrated eight laser projectors 1 DLP of the model DWU850-GS of Christie, each with a power of 8.400 lumens and WUXGA resolution, controlled by a single video wall processor 4K As far beyond 610 from the manufacturer Extron.

To create a seamless video wall, Four of the projectors have been mounted on the ceiling inside each of the bowling alleys. The entries HDBaseT of these devices accept AV signals directly from the Quantum Ultra processor 610, eliminating the need for individual receivers and reducing system complexity.

The processor chassis, with ten card slots, It is configured with two four-channel HDMI input cards Quantum IN4HDMI and two four-channel DTP output Quantum Out4DTP, while the rest are reserved for the expansion of the system.

The choice of this Extron processor responds to its high performance and uptime, along with flexible windowing capabilities and output overlay functionality, which met the key requirement for a perfect scaled image across the entire canvas on both video walls or one of the two bowling alleys, regardless.

Besides, As far beyond 610 includes a HyperLane video bus of 400 Gbps, the scaling engine Vector 4K by Extron, selectable window borders and frame-locked output. An embedded operating system, located on a write-protected solid-state storage drive, and redundant, hot-swappable power supplies provide reliable operation.

Both video walls are controlled using the touch screen in the manager's office or from an identical device located in the technology room on the second floor., housing rack-mounted AV sources and the Quantum Ultra processor.