Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sony Australia selects high-performance Tektronix waveform monitors for superior picture quality

BANGALORE, INDIA: Tektronix Inc. announced that Sony Australia Ltd has adopted Tektronix WFM8300 advanced waveform monitors, the latest addition to the popular Tektronix waveform monitor lineup, to support after-sales service for Sony’s professional and broadcast video equipment.

The Tektronix waveform monitors will also be used in the installation, diagnostic and acceptance testing of Sony equipment at customers’ premises.

Sony has been the world leader in the broadcast industry for decades offering a complete range of professional equipment for broadcast and content creation. With the advent of 3Gb/s digital video, Sony Australia is facing increasing demand from customers to provide technical support for 3G-capable Sony equipment.

The new Tektronix WFM8300 waveform monitors provide industry leading real-time, automated SD/HD/3Gb/s SDI eye pattern display and jitter measurements to effectively diagnose signal problems and ensure the proper operation of analog and digital video devices. The WFM8300 models selected by Sony Australia have been configured to support analog video, SD, HD, 3G-SDI formats, analog and Dolby audio capabilities, physical layer measurement and advanced Gamut monitoring.

“Sony Australia has been a long-time user of Tektronix equipment,” said Stuart Clark, National Technical Services Manager, Sony Australia Limited. “The WFM8300 provides flexible options and field-installable upgrade kits for us to monitor diverse video and audio types including 3Gb/s SDI and Dolby audio. These capabilities combine with Tektronix’s proven track record for reliability and accuracy makes us confident of providing better service to our customers.”

“We are very pleased that the first adoption of the new Tektronix WFM8300 waveform monitors in the Asia Pacific region is by Sony Australia,” said James Alderton, Marketing Director, Tektronix Asia Pacific Region. “The WFM8300 is an advanced, high-performance tool that will allow Sony to meet the ever-increasing picture quality demands of their customers, while also breaking new ground with automated 3Gb/s SDI testing.”

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