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ZeeVee adds remote management to ZvBox line, QAM 64 broadcasting and more
ZeeVee as a whole has transformed mightily as a company since we saw 'em debut back in May of 2008, now catering its hardware business towards enterprise customers and the occasional high-end home owner. That said, there's still reason to pay attention, particularly if you're an existing owner of a ZvBox. The company recently made known that a trio of gratis updates were being made available, the first of which added remote management capabilities to the entire line. Essentially, this upgrade allows multiple ZvBoxes to be simultaneously connected to a single computer at the ZvBox deployment site, and then access is granted to said computer via the web. In turn, an administrator can completely control distribution and the like, adding a bit of Sling flair to the whole ordeal. In lesser news, all ZvBoxes can now also broadcast using QAM 64 (in addition to the traditional QAM 256 method), and the ZvPro 250 can now deliver a single video stream with split-audio, which could be helpful in serving up multilingual streams. Or, you know, a censored version of that R-rated movie for your kid's room.
ZeeVee ships the $2,500 ZvPro 250
It seems like ages ago that we first heard about ZeeVee's range-topping ZvPro streamer for sending HD content hither and yon on across existing coax lines at up to 1080i resolution, but really it's only been a few months. The linked press release puts a commercial signage angle on this rack-mountable box, but with the RS-232 control, Toslink input and assignable pairing of the audio and video inputs, we're thinking this would fit pretty nicely in the home, thank you very much. Unfortunately, the $2,500 price that's "disruptive" for the commercial market is just "discouraging" for home users. Trickle down can't come soon enough.
Hands-on with ZeeVee's ZvPro and ZvBoxPLUS
True to its word, ZeeVee introduced us to the ZvPro, and we got a chance to put our hands on the range-topper model with Toslink-input, up to 1080i-encoding, RS-232 controllable streamer aimed at the high end customer who needs to send PC-sourced content around their coax cables. Also getting shown off was the prosumer-oriented ZvBoxPLUS, which has a little more uncertain future regarding how it will be marketed. You'll give up the RS-232 and assignable pairing for the audio/video inputs, but that Toslink customers have been wanting remains. %Gallery-41395%
