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17/02/2015

Hitachi Brings OB-BOX To CABSAT

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Hitachi Kokusai Electric Turkey has announced it will present the world’s first showcase of its new OB-BOX concept at this year's CABSAT show (Stand E2-10).

Hitachi’s OB-BOX is a modular OB facility that is mounted onto a vehicle’s chassis to reduce manufacture and delivery time by removing the need to source and ship an appropriate vehicle for each customer.

It comes in three different configurations that support four, eight and 12 production cameras. The option of a booth side extension adds further flexibility to unit sizing. It also offers the ability to connect two OB-BOX units in a cascade configuration, facilitating different sizes of OB unit up to 20 camera mobile facilities.

Each OB-BOX is specified, designed and manufactured at Hitachi’s Istanbul-based facility. The unit provides all video, audio, transmission and infrastructure capabilities needed to create a stand-alone outside broadcast facility.

It will support any broadcast signal from serial digital to HD and 4K production. Alongside satellite and fiber connectivity, the units integrate Ethernet connectivity, which provides the production team with internet facilities on site. OB-BOX also features Cloud capabilities, enabling users to send 4K content back to the broadcaster’s production centre.

"The OB-BOX is such a simple concept but it requires tremendous knowledge and experience to implement," said Cemal Yilmaz, General Manager of Hitachi Kokusai Turkey. "It is the result of a major development initiative at our Istanbul headquarters and the customer response we have seen so far indicates that this elegant 4K OB facility will create waves in many countries worldwide."

At CABSAT, Hitachi Kokusai Turkey will exhibit a number of different broadcast camera systems that can be deployed with OB-BOX. These include the SK-UHD4000 4K Ultra-HDTV camera, SK-HD1500 Super Slow Motion camera, new version Wireless camera systems together with the company’s latest 3 MOS sensor series cameras - the SK-HD1300 and Z-HD6000 - as well as the DK-H100 POV Box camera with robotic pan-tilt system.

www.hitachi.com

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