Barco PDS-4K Presentation Switcher
The Barco PDS-4K is a fast, seamless presentation switcher built for mid-sized live events, breakout sessions, seminar rooms, and boardrooms that need high-quality 4K processing without complexity. It performs single-screen, dual-screen, and quad-screen switching with Event Master Athena scaling for clean signal clarity and minimal artifacts, at ultra-low latency of two frames or less at 60Hz.
Every model shares the same engine: HDCP 1.x and 2.2 compliance, HDR compatibility, up to two live PiP layers, eight still stores up to 4K each, and a UHD60 multi-viewer with user-definable layouts. The base HDMI configuration provides six HDMI 2.0 inputs and four HDMI 2.0 outputs, and an option-card slot adds SDI, DisplayPort, and Dante audio. Choose the input and output mix that fits your show from the variants below.
| Screen Modes | Single, dual, and quad-screen switching |
|---|---|
| Base I/O | 6x HDMI 2.0 in, 4x HDMI 2.0 out (option card slot for SDI / DisplayPort / Dante) |
| Program Output | 2x UHD at 60Hz or 4x UHD at 30Hz / FHD at 60Hz |
| Scaling | Event Master Athena |
| Latency | 2 frames or less at 60Hz |
| HDCP | HDCP 1.x and 2.2 |
| Multiviewer | 1x UHD at 60Hz, user-definable layouts |
| Still Stores | 8 stills, up to 4K each |
| Form Factor | 2RU chassis |
