Contemporary Research 232-ATSC HDTV Tuner

The 232-ATSC HDTV Tuner is an integrator-friendly universal HDTV tuner, controllable via two-way RS-232 and discrete IR commands. Able to fit two-across in a 2RU rack space, the compact tuner outputs HDMI, RGB/Component, and composite video simultaneously. NTSC broadcasts are upscaled for HD display. Digital Dolby® 5.1/PCM audio is available from HDMI, coax, and optical connections, as well as variable-level stereo audio. Setup is a snap, employing on-screen menus, front-panel programming, and RS-232 control commands.

For home theater applications, the 232-ATSC offers no-compromise full-bandwidth image quality of local HDTV broadcasts and can access multi-channel programs – features not supported by cable and satellite “HD” programming.

For commercial installations, the 232-ATSC tunes in today’s and tomorrow’s programming, and can receive conventional cable channels as well as local HDTV broadcasts from an off-air antenna
Tunes ATSC off-air, clear QAM cable, and analog channels
HDMI and composite video, as well as stereo, and digital coax and TOSlink optical audio ports are always active
Upscales SD and analog channels
Digital audio formats for digital audio ports and HDMI
RS-232 can be daisy-chained to control up to 9 tuners from a single RS-232 port