Kramer Electronics USA, Inc.

Hampton, New Jersey– October 23, 2008 – Kramer Electronics, a worldwide supplier of innovative and reliable signal management products, announced today the release of its new    VP-727xl In-CTRL Seamless Switcher.  The VP-727xl is a new version of the very popular    VP-727 model that incorporates HDMI inputs and outputs.  The unit is designed for use in presentation applications that require a preview option or that require seamless switching between inputs using special effects, cuts and fades, as well as in projection systems used in conference rooms, board rooms, auditoriums, hotels and churches.

The new VP-727xl In-CTRL is equipped with dual scalers which offer preview and program output channels and can switch seamlessly frame-to-frame between two sources.  Dual scalers are a staple of staging and live production applications as they are required to perform "live" seamless transitions from one source to another.  The VP-727xl offers eight universal inputs each with 5 BNC connectors.  These universal inputs can accommodate composite video, s-Video, component video, RGsB and RGBHV video signals.  The VP-727xl also has two HDMI inputs.  Inputs 1 and 2 can be used either as universal inputs or as HDMI inputs.  The Preview and Program outputs are each available on three sets of output connectors; an HDMI connector, a 15-pin HD connector and a set of 5 BNC universal output connectors.  All the outputs are simultaneously active regardless of input type selected unless the HDMI connectors of inputs 1 and 2 are used with HDCP encrypted signals.  In that case, in accordance with the HDCP standard, the analog inputs are shut off and only the HDMI outputs will be available.