RRsat HD Playout Center

Based on advanced technology, the new playout facility is capable of providing end–to-end HD services, including high resolution graphics and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. This new installation will expand the playout services we currently provide to more than 90 channels, as well as the global distribution services we supply to more than 500 TV and Radio channels.

RRsat's premier infrastructure enables the receipt of transmission content from all continents, over a broad variety of transmission mediums, as well as the ability to convert these materials into a variety of formats. Leveraging its Global Network, including its broad satellite partner base and advanced fiber optic infrastructure, RRsat offers worldwide HD content delivery.

High-definition television (HDTV) yields a better-quality image than standard television does, because it has a greater number of lines of resolution. The visual information is some 2-5 times sharper, the reason for that is gaps between the scan lines are narrower or invisible to the naked eye.

The broadcast HDTV video signal soundtrack is Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, enabling full, surround sound capabilities, while standard television signals include either monophonic or stereophonic audio, or both. Stereophonic broadcasts can be encoded with Dolby Surround audio signal.