The Cobalt® PACIFIC 9992-2DEC Dual Upgradeable AVC/MPEG-2 Software Defined Broadcast Decoder is a broadcast-grade multi-standard decoder designed to meet the most stringent requirements for today's broadcasters. It supports two channels of MPEG-2 and AVC (H.264) decoding, with resolution optionally up to 4K over a single channel, and offers a full complement of audio decoding capabilities. The 9992-2DEC is an industry standard openGear® card module and provides an ideal platform for transitioning to state-of-the-art decoding capabilities.
The PACIFIC 9992-2DEC is HEVC and 4K upgradeable (in addition to other upgrades) using a flexible firmware-based licensing structure that allows managing CAPEX while allowing for future growth as needs change.
Cobalt Digital is introducing a new feature for the PACIFIC 9992-DEC line of professional grade decoders: ASI Protection for Network Streams. With this firmware update, customers can have a local ASI feed as the backup for anything the PACIFIC 9992-DEC is receiving (including another ASI feed), regardless of protocol. If the main network or ASI signal disappears, the PACIFIC 9992-DEC automatically switches to the local backup ASI feed. This way, customers are assured that the SDI output of the PACIFIC 9992-DEC does not go down, even if the main network has a problem. The decoder is smart enough to analyze the incoming stream and determine whether the desired program is present, so that, even if the network flow is still present, the PACIFIC 9992-DEC will switch to the backup if the desired program disappears.
- This feature is available as a firmware upgrade and is available free of charge to all current and future customers.
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The 9992-2DEC is also available factory-configured as fully-featured 4K-ready model 9992-DEC-4K-HEVC.