Four-input multiview HDMI switcher
The Blustream MV41 is a 4x1 HDMI switcher that can show up to four HDMI 2.0 sources at once on the same screen, using ready-made or customisable layouts.
Windows can be arranged as picture-in-picture, side by side, overlapping or in grids of two, three and four panes, and moving from one source to another happens without breaks in the picture. On the multiview output the signal can be scaled down and converted from HDR to SDR. Every input also has a pass-through HDMI output, which sends the original signal to a local display or to other devices for further distribution. Audio is extracted as stereo PCM to an analogue output and an optical one. It suits control rooms, professional spaces and homes, and is operated from the web interface, over TCP/IP or RS-232, with the IR remote, from the front buttons or through a 12 V trigger.
Key features
- Four HDMI inputs and one multiview output
- Four pass-through HDMI outputs for local displays or cascading
- Preset or custom layouts: PIP, PBP, POP, and two, three or four windows
- 18 Gbps HDMI 2.0, 4K at 60 Hz in 4:4:4 with HDR
- On the multiview output: downscaling and conversion from HDR to SDR
- Bitstream multichannel surround audio, object-based formats included
- Balanced or unbalanced analogue output and optical output active together
Connections
Four HDMI type A inputs and five outputs, an S/PDIF optical output and a 5-pole Phoenix terminal for analogue audio. Control is via an RJ45 for TCP/IP, RS-232 on a 3-pole Phoenix, 12 V trigger on a 2-pole Phoenix, IR input on a stereo jack and micro-USB for firmware. It measures 265 x 152 x 30 mm and runs on 12 V / 3 A; the unit comes with a remote, IR receiver, Phoenix plugs and 19-inch rack ears.
