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Just announced (and ready to ship)
—Yes, the resolution is 8K (up to 7680×4320). The XTP II CP HD 8K I/O board accepts HDMI 2.1 data rates up to 40.1 gigabits per second, which can support uncompressed 8K video through HDR. These HDCP 2.3-compliant boards provide input equalization and output retiming, and have functional connections for powering active ultra-high-speed HDMI cables.
The XTP II CP HD 8K I/O board utilizes the 50 Gbps backplane of the XTP II CrossPoint series matrix switcher to provide a future-oriented AV infrastructure that supports convenient growth and upgrades without the need to replace equipment.
This is an important introduction, because it literally represents the first 8K distribution system that can be completely matrixed without any signal compression-also through complete 4:4:4 chroma sampling. And, by the way, Extron says that if you currently have XTP installed, you only need to add an 8K card to make it 8K capable-no additional hardware is required. Moreover, you can operate in an existing rack.
This is a chart of card compatibility:
Technically speaking, the XTP II CrossPoint series matrix switcher will now have the highest bandwidth in the industry and can be routed to 8K video, audio, two-way control and Ethernet. The 50 Gbps backplane can accommodate the combination of resolution, frame rate and color bit depth supported in the HDMI 2.1 specification.
