Control4 reveals a family of A/V distribution products-- one consisting of HDMI matrix switcher with HDBaseT, HDBaseT receiver, audio matrix switcher, a 4-zone amplifier and 8-zone amp.
The HDMI switcher is an 8x8 number, and transmits 2D or 3D HD video, multichannel audio, ethernet, RS-232 (serial) and IR signals over a single Cat5e or Cat6 cable via HDBaseT. As well as 8 HDMI inputs and outputs it also features 2 local HDMI outputs, 8 LAN passthrough ports, 8 b-directional stereo audio outputs and a control ethernet port.
EDID management handles switching between sources, while a zone-lock feature dedicates specific video sources to specific zones.
Allowing for speedier setup is Control4's Simple Device Discovery Protocol (SDDP), and installers can use Composer Pro software to automatically install correct drivers.