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NovaStar · Video controller
MCTRL4K
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MCTRL Manufacturer class: LED Display Controller
LED display controller with an ultra-large loading capacity: a single unit loads up to 4096×2160@60Hz and supports custom resolutions with a width or height up to 7680 pixels. It offers HDR, individual gamma adjustment for RGB, low latency, 3D, and pixel level brightness and chroma calibration.
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Key specifications
View Technical Details- Capacity
- 8.3 MP
- Outputs
- 16 × RJ45
- Max. width
- 7,680 px
- Mode
- Synchronous
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Best suited for
- Synchronous installations where a PC or live HDMI/DVI source is shown one-to-one on the display.
- Displays with a total load of up to 8,300,000 px (16 Ethernet outputs).
Key features (manufacturer)
- Inputs: 1x DP 1.2, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DL-DVI; high bit-depth inputs 8bit/10bit/12bit
- 16 Neutrik Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 optical ports (10G)
- Maximum loading capacity 8,800,000 pixels for DP/HDMI input and 8,300,000 pixels for DVI input
- Maximum output height or width of a single unit is 7680 pixels
- Maximum capacity of a single port: 650,000 pixels (8-bit sources), 320,000 pixels (10-bit/12-bit sources)
- HDR function: HDR10 and HLG supported (10-bit HDMI input sources only, with receiving cards that support HDR)
- 3D with the 3D emitter EMT200 and 3D glasses; low latency down to one frame
- Screen configuration on web; cascading of up to 10 MCTRL4K units
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- Total capacity
- 8,300,000 px
- Per port
- 650,000 px
- Max. width × height
- 7,680 × 7,680 px
- Operating mode
- Synchronous
Technical specifications
- Backup / redundant line
- LAN
- HDR
- Pixel calibration
Capacity and outputs
- Loading capacity
- 8,300,000 px
- Maximum width
- 7,680 px
- Maximum height
- 7,680 px
- Ethernet outputs
- 16
- Capacity per port
- 650,000 px
- Port speed
- 1 Gbps
Inputs and playback
- HDMI inputs
- 1
- DVI inputs
- 2
- Input interfaces
- DP 1.2 ×1, HDMI 2.0 ×1, DL-DVI ×2
- Color depth
- 12 bit
Physical
- Dimensions
- 482.6 mm × 372.0 mm × 88.1 mm
- Weight
- 4.6 kg
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to +60°C
- Input voltage
- AC 100 V~240 V-50/60 Hz
- Power consumption
- 30 W
Manufacturer-specific technical data
In the manufacturer's own wording (the original English terms are kept).
Capacity
- Loading capacity
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- Up to 4096×2160@60Hz (single unit)
- custom resolutions with a width or height up to 7680 pixels
- Maximum loading capacity by input
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- DP/HDMI input 8,800,000 pixels
- DVI input 8,300,000 pixels
- Maximum capacity of a single port
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- 8-bit input sources 650,000 pixels
- 10-bit/12-bit input sources 320,000 pixels
- Capacity limitations
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- HDR and 3D each reduce the loading capacity of each Ethernet port by half
- with a 144 Hz forced-resolution HDMI/DP input the loading capacity is reduced by half
Inputs
- DP 1.2 (×1)
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- Max resolution 4096×2160@60Hz, min 640×480@24Hz
- custom resolutions max width 7680 pixels (7680×1080@60Hz), max height 7680 pixels (1080×7680@60Hz)
- HDCP 1.3 compliant
- no interlaced input
- HDMI 2.0 (×1)
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- Max resolution 4096×2160@60Hz, min 800×600@30Hz
- custom resolutions max width 7680 pixels (7680×1080@60Hz), max height 7680 pixels (1080×7680@60Hz)
- HDCP 1.4 and HDCP 2.2 compliant
- no interlaced input
- DUAL DVI-D1 / D2 (2x DL-DVI)
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- Each with max resolution 3840×1080@60Hz, min 800×600@30Hz
- custom resolutions max width 3840 pixels (3840×1080@60Hz), max height 3840 pixels (800×3840@60Hz)
- no interlaced input
- Maximum input resolution by bit depth
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- HDMI 2.0 / DP 1.2 8 bit 4096×2160@60Hz (setting via NVIDIA graphics card)
- 10 bit/12 bit RGB 4:4:4 and YCbCr 4:4:4: 3840×1080@60Hz
- 10 bit/12 bit YCbCr 4:2:2 (and 4:2:0 on HDMI): 4096×2160@60Hz
- Dual-link DVI 8 bit 3840×1080@60Hz
- Decimal frame rates
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Adaptive to 23.98/29.97/47.95/59.94/71.93/119.88 Hz
Outputs
- Ethernet outputs 1~16
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- 16x Neutrik (NE8FBH) Gigabit Ethernet ports
- no support for audio output
- redundancy between Ethernet ports
- OPT1~OPT4
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- 4x 10G optical ports. OPT1 transmits the data of Ethernet ports 1 to 8, OPT2 of ports 9 to 16
- OPT3 is a duplicate channel of OPT1, OPT4 of OPT2.
Control
- ETHERNET
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Connect to the control computer
- USB IN-OUT
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- IN 1x USB 2.0 (Type-B) for cascading or connecting to a PC for debugging
- OUT 1x USB 2.0 (Type-A) for cascading. Up to 10 units can be cascaded.
- GENLOCK IN-LOOP
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- Sync signal connector.
- Support for Bi-level, Tri-level, and Blackburst.
- Front panel
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Power button, USB (connect to a USB drive), LCD screen, knob, BACK button
Display
- HDR
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- HDR10 and HLG supported
- 10-bit HDMI input sources only
- must work with receiving cards that support HDR
- 3D
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- Works with the 3D emitter EMT200 and 3D glasses
- with DVI input, DVI1 loads the left-eye and DVI2 the right-eye images
- mutually exclusive with low latency
- Low latency
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- Delay between input source and receiving card can be reduced to one frame
- HDMI and DP input sources only
- each Ethernet port must load cabinets vertically
- mutually exclusive with 3D and GENLOCK
Electrical
- Input voltage
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AC 100 V~240 V-50/60 Hz
- Rated power consumption
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30 W
Physical
- Operating environment
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- -20°C to +60°C
- 10% RH to 90% RH, non-condensing
- Storage environment
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- -20°C to +70°C
- 10% RH to 90% RH, non-condensing
- Dimensions
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482.6 mm × 372.0 mm × 88.1 mm
- Weight
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4.6 kg
- Packing box / carrying case
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555 mm x 445 mm x 220 mm / 535 mm x 430 mm x 199 mm
Sources
Source note
Loading capacity is recorded for DVI input (8.8 million with DP or HDMI input).
- MCTRL4K LED Display Controller Specifications
- MCTRL4K LED Display Controller Specifications
- MCTRL 4K
- MCTRL4K Specifications V1.2.2
- Official product image — MCTRL4K
Dataset: 2026.10.12-1 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026
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