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Blonder Tongue debuts its ASI/IP-to-IP/ASI transcoder at 2010 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo (Booth 1815)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, September 8, 2010 – Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BDR) is pleased to return to Cable-Tec in booth #1815. The company will present and demonstrate its newest solutions in the Digital and Encoder product lines including:

[1] The IPAT (IP ASI Transcoder), is the Company’s latest product which will be demonstrated live at its booth. The transcoder accepts MPEG2/4 encoded input streams in 1000Base-T Ethernet (GbE) and ASI formats simultaneously. GbE input is transcoded to ASI output while ASI input is transocded to GbE output.

Two factory-installed optional modules (the RF IN and the RF OUT) offer more flexibility on input/output formats rendering the product suitable for a wider range of applications. IPAT is expected to be ship-ready in 1Q2011.

[2] The HDE-2H-QAM (2xHDMI/YPbPr Encoder), shipping now, is a 2:1 encoder and multiplexer that accepts up to two inputs in HDMI and YPbPr (component) formats, digitizes and MPEG-2 encodes each into a HD (1080i/720p) stream, and multiplexes the resulting two (2) streams into one (1) QAM output. Any combination of input multiplexing is allowed, for example, 2xHDMI, or (1xHDMI) + (1xYPbPr). The encoder supports Dolby® Digital AC-3 encoding & Closed Captioning (EIA-608), and is equipped with an EAS interface & one ancillary ASI output port.

[3] The SD/AV10E-QAM (10xSD/AV Encoder), shipping now, is a 10:1 encoder and multiplexer that accepts up to ten (10) inputs in SD-SDI and NTSC baseband Audio/Video formats, digitizes and MPEG-2 encodes each stream, and multiplexes the resulting ten (10) streams into one (1) QAM output. The encoder supports Dolby® Digital AC-3 encoding & Closed Captioning, and is equipped with an EAS interface & two ancillary ASI output ports.

[4] The AP-60-860A (Agile Digital/Analog Processor), expected to be ship-ready in 4Q2010, operates in one of the three following modes:
Mode 1: Analog Heterodyne Processor (Analog RF IN > Analog RF OUT)
Mode 2: Digital Heterodyne Processor (QAM IN > QAM OUT)
Mode 3: Digital-to-Analog Processor (8VSB or QAM IN > Analog RF OUT)

Visit booth # 1815 for more information on these and other Blonder Tongue digital solutions.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. provides system operators and integrators serving the cable, broadcast, satellite, IPTV, institutional and professional video markets with comprehensive solutions for the provision of content contribution, distribution and video delivery to homes and businesses. With 60 years of experience, the company designs, manufactures, sells and supports an equipment portfolio of standard and high definition digital video solutions, as well as core analog video and high speed data solutions for distribution over coax, fiber and IP networks. Additional information on Blonder Tongue and its products can be found at www.blondertongue.com.

Contact:
Lauren Yesler
Marketing Communications
lyesler@blondertongue.com
(732) 679-4000

NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information on other 2010 Trade Show news by Blonder Tongue, please visit the following online press kit links: 2010 NAB Show, InfoComm10, The Cable Show, and coming soon new content will be added for SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2010.