Contemporary Research is excited to announce the immediate availability of the ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner with SDI and HDMI outputsand featuring IPTV streaming output. The ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner is the 3rd Generation of the popular ATSC-SDI HDTV Tuner series offering tuning H.264 programs up to 1080p. The new ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner now features the ability to pass through an IPTV stream from the received digital channel over the ethernet output for decoding by any industry standard MPEG 2 or H.264 decoder.
Known for its exceptional quality and reliability, the ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner receives both digital MPEG-2/H.264 and analog channels, in ATSC (8VSB), clear QAM, and NTSC formats. Using an optional RF-AB switch, the tuner can switch between antenna and cable feeds.
The ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner is controllable with 2-way RS-232, IP Telnet and UDP, as well as wireless and wired IR commands. An onboard Web page enables remote configuration, control, and monitoring. A new menu-driven display simplifies setup.
The integral HD-SDI output allows inclusion of 708/608 captioning, choice of AES stereo or AC-3 audio. Video output resolution can be set to auto or scaled to a fixed 1080p, 1080i, 720p, or 480i resolution.
The new ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner is fully compatible with control commands for previous models and its compact enclosure allows mounting of two tuners side-by-side in a single rack width.
The ATSC-SDI 4i HDTV Tuner is available now for $1490 MSRP and will be available for demonstration in booth 3115 at InfoComm 2019 in Orlando June 12-14th.
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
