The Video Separator is a signal booster and splitter that is used to take video
input from a single source and direct it to four video outputs for monitors using
analog signals. The signal boost obtained by using the VS-104 allows you to not
only split the signal but to extend the distance so that you can send the signal
to about 210 feet. This is no mean feat, your average VGA card, over a standard
VGA cable, send a clear VGA signal approximately 25 feet. This makes public broadcasts
from a single computer very feasible. If you want to display the same information
on many monitors at once, such as in a classroom environment, or at a demonstration,
this product performs incredibly well.
Bandwidth is the term that is used to describe the signal capacity of these units.
In general, bandwidth is directly proportional to the amount of data transmitted
per unit of time. Specifically, in analog signals, bandwidth is the difference between
the highest-frequency and the lowest frequency components of a givin signal. For
example a voice telephone signal has a bandwidth of 3000 Hz (or 3000 cycles per
second), where an analog TV signal has a bandwidth of approximately 6MHz (or 6 million
cycles per second) which is approximately 2000 times greater than a simple voice
phone call. These units have a bandwidth of 250MHz (which is 250 million cycles
per second) and that is almost 42 times greater than a simple TV signal. This huge
bandwidth allows for the transmission of large amounts of information at a very
high rate of speed, and thus you can use the very high resolution setting of 1600
x 1200 in 24 or 32 bit true color mode at a refresh rate of 70Hz.
Aten VS94A Diagram
Aten VS94A Features:
- One video input with four video outputs
- Transmission distance of up to 210 feet
- Suitable for SVGA, VGA, and Multisync monitors
- Daisy-Chain multiple units together for even more outputs
- Power-save mode, when the computer is off the power indicator LED's flash
