Matrox Expands HDCP Support to Further Simplify Video Wall Designs

Matrox announces enhanced High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) support to simplify the integration of copy-protected sources in video wall designs. Available via the Matrox Mura 3.04 driver, this new development enables OEMs and system integrators to pair Matrox Mura IPX capture cards and Matrox D-Series multi-display boards to seamlessly capture and display multiple 4K HDCP sources across multi-4K video walls. HDCP-compliant platforms offer unique deployment opportunities to showcase premium, high-value AV content for a wide range of display wall applications in control rooms, government facilities, digital signage environments, broadcast studios, and more, the company says.

HDCP is a security feature designed to protect digital entertainment content by transmitting HDCP-encrypted signals between authorized transmitters and receivers. Matrox-based video wall controllers ensure reliable, secure, and uninterrupted signal delivery between multiple sources -- including set-top boxes, Blu-ray Disc, and media players, video game consoles, and more -- and multiple displays. Video wall designers are also now equipped to meet any multi-channel requirement by combining multiple Mura IPX and D-Series cards with QuadHead2Go multi-monitor controllers to support a myriad of 4K HDCP sources across an ultra-large video wall of up to 64 Full HD screens.

"Video wall architects are seeing an increased demand for informative, entertaining, or eye-catching HDCP-encrypted content in their display wall designs, and Matrox's latest HDCP development makes it easier for users to capture and display multiple 4K-protected sources," says Fadhl Al-Bayaty, business development manager, Matrox. "With an integration-friendly, end-to-end platform, video wall customers have an additional customization tool to complement, enhance, or accentuate their display wall content."