Audio and video over the network is the next generation of AV distribution. This category will expand over the years as 10 gig, 1 gig, and other bandwidth protocols come to market. This year’s voting was a heavily contested category.
Winner:
From Extron:
NAV Pro AV over IP
The Only Solution Designed for the Enterprise Network
NAV® is the only no-compromise Pro AV over IP solution for distribution and switching of ultra-low latency, high quality video and audio signals over an Ethernet network at low bitrates. It delivers groundbreaking performance with real-time, visually lossless video over IP at resolutions up to 4K @ 60 Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling and ultra-low latency. The NAV Series is the only solution that offers both 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps encoders and decoders while providing full interoperability across both systems. NAV can be deployed as a high-performance IP-based video and audio matrix, combining the flexibility of an IP-based system with the integration-friendly video and audio switching features found in Extron conventional matrix switchers.