PS Audio Introduces The Video Lens

Innovative Home Theatre Picture Enhancer Combines Video Signal Conversion, Conditioning And Switching With Ultra-Clean Power Delivery

18-Jan-01

PS Audio, an innovator for the last 30 years in developing superb high performance audio components at reasonable prices, introduced the Video Lens, a unique and innovative picture enhancing component, at the 2001 CES.The Video Lens is a powerful video processor that combines for the first time in a single component a universal transcoder, a powered video delivery system, a video signal conditioner, and a video switching center. These elements reflect the Video Len's three basic functions - video signal transcoding and reconstruction, and the delivery of clean, conditioned power. The effect of is to significantly improve home theatre image quality and performance, especially for HDTV.The Video Lens is designed to deliver perfect transcoding, regardless of video system format or the output of a DVD player or satellite receiver. RGB signals are converted to component signals and back again with no loss in quality. Using high speed technology unusual in consumer designs, the Video Lens is flat to 350MHz. By comparison, only 50MHz is needed to pass HDTV signals. Other available consumer components do not support bandwidths above 75MHz, even though high end video signals, particularly HDTV, tend to be delicate and need the extra bandwidth for uncompromised performance. The only devices on the market that have similar bandwidth are employed by broadcast professionals at TV stations. The ultra-wide bandwidth achieved by the Video Lens is a first for a home theatre environment and will set a new standard.A front panel display allows full video switching from any input to any output in any format. The built-in signal conditioner actively buffers and conditions signals so that long lengths of cable can be employed without signal degradation. The Video Lens is also the first product to include built-in PS Audio Power Plant technology for its power source, as well as PS Audio's new Ultimate Outlet. Standard electrical power is converted inside the Video Lens to DC, then a DSP-based sine wave oscillator produces a custom low distortion 400Hz sine wave that is sent through a custom set of magnetics before being converted to AC again. The result is extraordinarily clean, laboratory-grade power supplied to connected video components.The high performance Ultimate Outlet is designed to provide clean, protected AC power, while eliminating common and differential mode noise, and lowering overall output impedance. The outlet serves as a pre-conditioner to the Video Lens' Power Plant technology, which regulates voltage, creates balanced power and eliminates flat topping of the sine wave.An exclusive port at the rear of the Video Lens allows users to add PS Audio's optional powered Video Link, a plug-in powered video cable and remote reconstruction circuit. This permits video signal runs of virtually any length, while automatically impedance matching the output of the Video Lens to the cable, and the input to minimize reflections. Controlling reflections in cables are the single biggest problem in maintaining a perfect picture. With Video Link, performance will be identical whether the cable distance is 10 or 100 feet.The elegantly styled Video Lens measures 3 x 17 x 10 inches (HWD), and also features PS Audio's exclusive CAN Communications Link. An optional Panja Phastlink is also available. Inputs and outputs include two component or RGB universal inputs, and inputs and outputs for S card, S-Video and composite video.The Video Lens is available at a price of approximately $1,699. For additional information, visit PS Audioís Web site at www.psaudio.com.

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