DM NVX Technology: Scalable, Flexible

Roughly five years ago, the University of South Florida’s School of Medicine constructed a new building in downtown Tampa: The Morsani College of Medicine. Recently, the school added the College of Pharmacy, and the building also houses portions of USF’s partner in medical education, Tampa General Hospital.

Richard Meana, director of audio-visual engineering and services at USF, recently told Crestron’s Neil Fluester on a CresTV podcast episode that the building already had DM NVX technology integrated into the structure — and adapting that technology as the needs of faculty and students change is a snap. “That building was custom designed to support a lot of the needs that the medical schools were going to have, so they use those spaces in a lot of different ways,” says Meana.

In addition to the building’s simulation spaces and labs, one prominent feature is a 400-seat auditorium. “It's a combined space, says Meana. “It can be split into two 200-person spaces, and they have guest lecturers coming in from outside the university for continuing education, so they needed to handle diverse use cases — and possibly large groups of people coming in to participate in these events. So, the idea of having that flexibility and scalability and being able to stream video out to things that you wouldn't even consider — from signage in the building to flexible spaces — was a big consideration for us.”

Of course, another big plus is that DM NVX technology integrates perfectly with Crestron control solutions — and that was a huge consideration for Meana and his team. “We needed a simple touch panel that really anybody could operate because one of the goals here was to make sure that this could be as hands-free and organic an operation as we could create,” says Meana. “Any instructor can just come in, hit a single button, and the system’s working.”

Near-Zero Latency

Another huge aspect of the technology — and something that many, many integrators have shared with us since the product was released — is its capability to achieve near-zero latency. Ted Green mentioned just what an achievement this was (and is) on his industry news website Strata-gee.com:

Speaking as a former manufacturer, I can tell you that to achieve a million units installed is a significant milestone in the lifespan of any product. I remember when the DM NVX was first introduced back in 2017, many integrators were skeptical of the ability to be able to reliably distribute 4K60 4:4:4 video over a network with low- to no-latency. Yet demo after demo of the DM NVX solution turned skeptics into believers.

That absence of latency has given many, many Crestron clients a leg up on their competitors. One such end user told us: “Video is one of the least tolerant technologies for delay and packet loss. With the current world climate, there are many times our teams cannot be physically together. Our DM NVX solution allows us to join spaces and teams together as well as share content. Showing slides is one thing, but moving a cursor or pointer around virtually shows delay instantly if not done right.”

That low latency is also a key part of the success of the installation at Peppermill Reno Race & Sportsbook, a massive sports betting lounge that sees 30,000 bettors a week. “The DM NVX system has zero latency in its video distribution, and that's critical when you're betting on sports,” says Peppermill’s Executive Director of Entertainment, Electronics, and Media, Joe Ness. Wagering at the end of a game, placing bets at halftime of a major event — all of these are situations where split seconds matter to both the bettor and the house. “If a game goes down for even a few seconds, that can have major, major money implications,” says Chris Scott, assistant director of technical operations for the facility. “Having something that's secure and that works is huge with us.”

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