Lumagen has made video processing more affordable for home theatre enthusiasts with the release of it latest video processor, the Radiance Pro 4140.
Priced $1,000 less than the Radiance Pro 4240-18G, the new Radiance Pro 4140 has an MSRP of $5,495, representing a new price point for Lumagen.
Although the price point is lower, the Radiance Pro 4140 has the same video processing as other models in the series. It is housed in a compact case design and incorporates a single 18G input and 9G output. The 4140-18G with an 18G output is also available, housed in a 1U rackmount case, available with an MSRP of $5,995. The single HDMI configuration is ideal for entry level home cinemas.
All video processors in the Radiance Pro series uses Lumagen’s proprietary video processing algorithms to refine and enhance the video images presented by front projectors, flat panel displays, and LED video walls.
Every model in the Radiance Pro series have the same video feature set, which includes Lumagen’s renowned HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping, scaling for in-motion video content, instant-auto- aspect ratio detection and selection, plus a host of customisation features.
They all support 4K60 inputs, 4K60 outputs, including HDCP 2.3, HDR10, and HLG, and are also compatible with Dolby LLDV sources. Additionally, the Radiance Pro 5244 and 5348 models add HDMI dejitter circuitry, improving audio by reducing the HDMI clock jitter at the audio processor input.
Thanks to free firmware updates, the Radiance Pro range is adaptable to incorporate new features as technology evolves.
The new 4140 processor, along with all other models in the Radiance Pro series, can now directly control the Seymour-Screen Excellence motorised masking systems.
“We are working with Seymour to allow customers without a control system to have the Radiance Pro directly control the masking system,” said Jim Peterson, Lumagen’s president. “One way to think about this is putting the extra cost for the Seymour masking screen into the budget, while avoiding the large cost of a control system, where the cost of the programming far exceeds the controller hardware cost.”
The auto-aspect feature on the Radiance Pro sends the detected aspect ratio to the Seymour screen mask controller as an aspect selection when a new source aspect is detected.
Peterson continued: “The Radiance Pro sends commands to the Seymour screen masking for 4:3, 16:9,1.85, 1.90, 2.00, 2.10, 2.20, 2.35, 2.40, 2.55, and 2.76. Each of these positions is programmed into the masking controller so that when the Radiance Pro sends the command selecting an aspect ratio, the mask will be positioned in the correct location.”