Polish church adopts Aten media distribution
Published: WORSHIP
POLAND: Aten International, a designer and manufacturer of connectivity solutions based in Taipei, Taiwan, has announced that St Francis of Assisi Church in Poland has installed its VanCryst Media Distribution Solution (MDS). The deployment of Aten MDS not only helps priests to perform their duties easier, but also better serves their parishioners at Mass.
The church, in Zabierzów, has installed a multimedia system with four TVs, also used to play background sound. The audio and video signals come from a computer, which is used to play and display songs, presentations, movies and photographs. The main challenge was to broadcast high quality video across long distances. After careful evaluation, the church adopted an Aten VanCryst MDS that includes one VS1504 4-port A/V splitter, one VB522 VGA Over Cat-5 Repeater, and two VE200R Audio/Video Receivers. The VanCryst MDS can be used to send high quality video content over long distances via Cat-5e network cable to multiple displays from a single source. By using Cat-5e to connect an A/V splitter to the repeaters and receivers, the four displays can be installed up to 100m from a single input source.
‘I analysed the market and went through product portfolios offered by many companies before I decided to choose the solution from Aten,’ said Stanisław Korzonek, the IT specialist who installed the products for St Francis Church. ‘I have to admit that it was a very good choice. Their products are reliable, very well made and ensure great picture and sound quality.’
The MDS allows TVs to be mounted in optimal locations, while the computer providing the multimedia content can be kept secure in a control room for easy service and maintenance. Audio can now be heard from every corner of the church and the four TVs are in clear view for all parishioners to see. Another major advantage is easy expansion, allowing additional TVs to be added with ease. Aten’s MDS is cascadable up to three levels.