MaxColor, Ultra, Omega: Feature Comparison
Jan 15, 2025
Overview
When building a new AV over IP system, Just Add Power offers two 4K systems and one 1080p system:
- MaxColor - 4K60
- Ultra - 4K30
- Omega - 1080p60
Our company philosophy is to support products for decades, so both of these systems will be around for a long time. You need only look to our support for 2G (released in 2010 and still supported today) to see our commitment to protecting your investment.
You can find a simple, marketing comparison between the systems on the Products Archive on our main website.
This article addresses the further technical comparisons between them.
Start here to plan a MaxColor system.
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Features
The MaxColor and Ultra systems offer different support for video and audio formats and Just Add Power features.
| Feature | MaxColor | Ultra | Omega |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4K Video | 4K60 | 4K30 | 1080p60 |
| HDR | HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, HDR10+ | HDR10, HLG | HLG |
| All audio formats | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Digital 5.1 downmixing | Yes | Yes | |
| Stereo analog audio port | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stereo delay and volume | Yes | Yes | |
| Mic-in and Line-in | Yes | Yes | |
| Endpoint control via RS232 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Endpoint control via CEC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Endpoint control via IR | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI Loopout | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| KVM Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Pull | Yes, JPG | Yes, BMP or PNG | Yes, BMP or PNG |
| MJPEG stream | Yes | ||
| Wallplate Form-Factor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video Tiling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Landscape Standard Video Wall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Portrait Standard Video Wall | Yes | Yes | |
| Mosaic Video Wall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warp Transmitter | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AES67 Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| POE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
