Centron demonstrated its latest transmission and streaming hardware designs at Computex 2026, showcasing solutions built around advanced codec technologies. The company highlighted its new HDMI 2.1 AV-over-IP products, which facilitate high-resolution, high-refresh-rate video transmission over standard network infrastructures. These systems are designed to address the needs of enterprise meeting rooms, educational facilities, and residential environments requiring high-bandwidth AV extension.
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HDMI® Technology is the foundation for the worldwide ecosystem of HDMI-connected devices; integrated with displays, set-top boxes, laptops, audio video receivers and other product types. Because of this global usage, manufacturers, resellers, integrators and consumers must be assured that their HDMI® products work seamlessly together and deliver the best possible performance by sourcing products from licensed HDMI Adopters or authorized resellers. For HDMI Cables, consumers can look for the official HDMI® Cable Certification Labels on packaging. Innovation continues with the latest HDMI 2.2 Specification that supports higher 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology to provide optimal audio and video for a wide range of device applications. Higher resolutions and refresh rates are supported, including up to 12K@120 and 16K@60. Additionally, more high-quality options are supported, including uncompressed full chroma formats such as 8K@60/4:4:4 and 4K@240/4:4:4 at 10-bit and 12-bit color.
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The cornerstone of the showcase is an HDMI 2.1 transceiver capable of distributing 4K video at 120Hz or 144Hz, as well as 8K video at 30Hz, over standard 1 Gbps Ethernet networks. By using highly optimized proprietary codecs, the hardware compresses 48 Gbps HDMI 2.1 signals to fit within a 1 Gbps bandwidth limit while maintaining near-lossless visual quality. The system operates with a low latency of approximately one frame and minimal keyframe delay. Physical configurations feature a flexible design where a single hardware chassis can serve as either a transmitter or a receiver depending on the loaded firmware.
Connectivity options on the transceiver include HDMI input, loop-through support, and a USB-C input supporting Alternate Mode for direct connection to compatible source devices like laptops and smartphones. Alongside high-definition video, the hardware extends USB over IP to support devices like webcams, as well as dedicated analog audio input/output and infrared (IR) pass-through. For digital signage and multi-display installations, the receiver units support video wall configurations (such as 3×3 or 4×4 grids) and multicast distribution controlled through specialized management software.
In addition to wired AV-over-IP transceivers, Centron presented a wireless display receiver that leverages standard consumer Wi-Fi routers. This wireless streaming system can broadcast a single video source to up to 16 receiver units simultaneously over Wi-Fi, utilizing the same optimized codec structure to maintain signal integrity within standard network bandwidths.
For control and integration, Centron showcased an IoT gateway and AV-over-IP controller platform powered by the Realtek RTD1619B ARM processor. The board features an M.2 expansion slot to accommodate modular neural processing units (NPUs) from vendors such as Hailo, Kinara, and Realtek. Furthermore, the company offers System-on-Module (SOM) platforms designed to support custom integrations using silicon from Rockchip and Renesas.
