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Other Equipment Upgrades <br /> The other major items in the HD upgrade path are monitors and the playback system. The wiring <br /> and distribution system that connects all these together is made up of many smaller components. <br /> If we approve the camera cards and Newtek TriCasters today we can start the upgrade work in <br /> each city. <br /> As I mentioned in my service report,we are starting to see problems related to age in many <br /> areas. By starting to change out equipment now we can use equipment we remove to backup the <br /> systems in other cities. <br /> Leightronix HD Ultra Nexus Playback System <br /> We currently use the Leightronix Ultra Nexus to playback programming on all our city channels. <br /> This device also encodes the recordings and sends them to our PEG Central Video on Demand <br /> sites as well. The HD version of these units will be ready to ship sometime in the 3rd quarter. <br /> I met with Leightronix at the NAB Conference and they offered to take our existing SD units in <br /> trade for a discount on new HD units. They are also going to give us beta testing support <br /> discounts and extra help. They have been very good with this in the past as well. There is no <br /> action required at this time. I will be bringing this item back to you at a future meeting when the <br /> HD beta units are ready to ship. <br /> HD Monitors and TV's <br /> I tested monitors from several manufacturers over the last couple of months. Many of the newest <br /> units will be released in June.This is also an item that I would request that you review at a future <br /> meeting when I can give you more accurate pricing. <br /> Upgrade Timeline <br /> If these items are approved today we can start the upgrade work this month. We need to <br /> implement the install so that it does not affect normal recording of meetings and playback. This <br /> timeline will allow us to maintain a functioning system in each city. <br /> It's also much easier to work on the production trailer in the warmer months. We will work <br /> around the summer production schedule and be ready for the fall election and sports season. It's <br /> important to remember that this upgrade will not affect the normal repair and maintenance of <br /> equipment in all our cities and in fact it will help insure that we have adequate backup resources <br /> to keep every city running while we go through these changes. <br /> 9 <br />