This is the first of the new MX2 standalone matrix switchers with HDMI 2.0, which supports uncompromised Full 4K UHD resolution at 60Hz 4:4:4. It’s compact and silent, so pitched at offices and meeting rooms, 4K live events and ops centers. This standalone product has 8 HDMI 2.0 inputs and 8 HDMI 2.0 outputs transmitting up to 4K at 60Hz in 4:4:4 color space format, while supporting HDR, 3D, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Proprietary Lightware technologies of Advanced EDID Management and Pixel Accurate Reclocking are included. Control options include a built-in website, RS-232, Ethernet and USB. At InfoComm Lightware also debuted the UMX-HDMI-140 with built-in Event Manager, designed for smaller collaborative spaces. In the extender range, the company showed a preview of its interesting new UBEX Ultra-Bandwidth Variable Scaling Extender, with a new optical solution that allows 4K UHD@60Hz 4:4:4 uncompressed signal extension with latency-free multistreaming (due Q4).
