Two New Taurus UCX Variants are Now Available

Now available in four different variants, these versatile units greatly enhance the flexibility of any meeting room by allowing participants to easily bring their own device (hence BYOD) to the meeting and make full use of it to run any soft conferencing platform and utilize any meeting room USB peripherals such as a webcam, microphone, soundbar, and touchscreen.

Lightware Visual Engineering, the leading manufacturer and global specialist of DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and USB-C matrix switchers, extenders, distribution amplifiers and AV-over-IP systems, is pleased to announce its latest product variants under the Taurus UCX range of switchers.

As teams begin to return to their offices after long months of lockdowns, confidence in meeting room technology and bio-security is more important than ever before.

Now available in four different variants, these versatile units greatly enhance the flexibility of any meeting room by allowing participants to easily bring their own device (BYOD) to the meeting and make full use of it to run any soft conferencing platform and utilize any meeting room USB peripherals such as a webcam, microphone, soundbar, and touchscreen.

As a natural progression from the success of the UCX-4x2-HC30 and UCX-4x2-HC30D switchers, we are excited to release the UCX-2x1-HC30 providing 1x HDMI and 1x USB-C connections and the UCX-2x2-H30 which comes with 2x HDMI connections. Both solutions provide a genuine BYOD setup for smaller collaboration spaces where less connectivity ports are sufficient.

The new Taurus UCX variants, just like their larger counterparts offer unique features through convenient USB-C connectivity over a single cable for 4K video, audio, and data signal management as well as power for charging connected devices up to 60w. A separate USB 3.1 host switching layer provides connection for multiple devices, while a smart cooling system ensures noiseless operation. The ‘Custom Welcome Screen’ function allows for the display of a customer logo and room information alongside a rich and user-friendly feature set.

“Whilst there are many native Microsoft, Zoom and Cisco video conferencing solutions, none are as easy to use and as flexible as a BYOD setup, especially as we have all spent the past year working from our laptops running these soft conferencing platforms from our own devices. The Taurus UCX allows end-users to walk into the meeting room in the same way they would their home office, plug in their laptop, and run the soft conferencing platform of their choice to start a video meeting. It also enables the meeting room USB peripherals to be utilised, such as higher quality camera and microphone solution instead of the onboard laptop system, helping ensure a good video experience in a meeting room..”

- Craig Storey, Sales Director, UK & Ireland.


Don’t forget to join our upcoming joint webinar with Mersive to see these unique devices in action and to learn more about how they can enhance the possibilities of any collaboration space and BYOD setup.

JOIN LIGHTWARE AND MERSIVE LIVE

We are delighted to be hosting a 30 minute live webinar on Wednesday 19 May at 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST showcasing the power of the Mersive Solstice Pod and the flexibility of the Lightware Taurus UCX switcher to provide a truly hybrid meeting room solution delivering BYOM, agnostic room conferencing, and wireless connectivity.

Learn:

  • How this pairing can transform your video enabled meeting solutions
  • The best way to deliver a BYOM solution for your clients' meeting room needs
  • Top tips for USB peripheral sharing, wireless connectivity, and touchless meetings