Motorola's QUE100 MicroEncoder lets analog sources and digital displays to play nice

We were pretty excited to see analog TVs disappear from store shelves; delays in the analog shutoff aside, it was a big move in the right direction. But wouldn't you know it, there's a niche market that still legitimately needs to move video around to analog-only endpoints -- security cameras, commercial distribution systems and MDU (multiple dwelling units) setups, for example. Users of such systems who haven't stocked up on analog sets will be glad to know Motorola's got them covered with the QUE100 QAM MicroEncoder. The svelte rack-mountable units will soak up 2, 4, 8 or 12 (depending on model) standard definition MPEG-2 analog video feeds along with their audio and put them all into a single MPEG-2 QAM output that can be tuned on those newfangled digital tuners.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2009 9:21AM]

maybe I'm misunderstanding, but is this not making inputs(what ever they may be) into a "digital" qam output? Does that not mean that if you have an analog tuner you will not be able to watch this. "Users of such systems who haven't stocked up on analog sets"

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2009 11:48AM]

Yes, so as ou replace the older sets in the system with new ones, you'll have to either grab an old analog set from your stockpile or a new (digital) set from the store plus a QUE100. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2009 9:58AM]

You are mistaken about this unit's ability to "soak up ...standard definition MPEG-2 video feeds".
It inputs standard analog NTSC composite video and audio, and ENCODES them to MPEG-2 and
Dolby AC3 within the unit before modulating them as QAM for cable distribution.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2009 11:52AM]

That's correct -- I mangled a copy/paste in my last edit, which I'll fix now. Thanks!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 6:17PM]

Anyone know what the expected price is?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 7th 2009 2:57PM]

when you find out were to buy this device and howmuch it will cost please let me know thanks