Introducing Barco CTRL for even the biggest control rooms

Remember when handling hundreds of devices in your control room seemed like a pipe dream? Well, dream no more! Barco has just dropped a game-changer into its CTRL platform lineup—the beastly new SAS-500 server that's about to make your control room superpowers reach new heights.

Think of the SAS-500 as the heavyweight champion of the Barco CTRL server family. This powerhouse can handle all the sources needed for really big deployments. That's not just an upgrade—that's like trading in your family sedan for a monster truck!

For those keeping score, the SAS-500 more than doubles the previous capacity. And because downtime is about as welcome in a control room as a screen freeze during a Netflix cliffhanger, the SAS-500 comes armed with redundant power supplies and disk systems. It's basically wearing a double suit of armor against failure.

Don't worry, the trusty SAS-050 isn't going anywhere. Think of them as siblings—one's perfect for everyday tasks, and the other's what you call when you need to move mountains.

The v1.8 software rollout is like getting three presents in one package. Here's what's inside:

Mega video walls? Check! Want to create a video wall the size of a basketball court? Now you can stack up to 100 Full HD panels in configurations up to 40 panels wide and 10 panels high. That's not a video wall—that's a video FORTRESS.

LED walls break free: Those oddly-shaped, custom-resolution LED video walls that used to give integrators nightmares? They're now welcome at the Barco CTRL party! Non-standard resolutions and aspect ratios are no problem, giving designers the freedom to get truly creative with visualization spaces.

Upgrade headaches? Gone! If you've ever muttered unkind words while upgrading redundant servers one by one via USB, you'll love this: you can now manage everything directly through the CTRLsystem interface. It's like going from dial-up to fiber in terms of convenience.

All this new power doesn't mean Barco has gone soft on security. The CTRL platform still maintains its "Security by design" street cred with zero-trust architecture and enough encryption to make even the most determined hackers give up and find a new hobby.

Setting up all this powerful tech is still surprisingly painless, with setup wizards that guide you through the process like a friendly GPS for your control room journey.

The beauty of the SAS-500 and v1.8 combo is that it's built for whatever tomorrow throws at you. Need to add more sources next year? No problem. Planning to expand to satellite control rooms? You're covered. Want to build the world's most impressive video wall? Go for it!

The SAS-500 server and Barco CTRL v1.8 software are ready and waiting for your next control room adventure.

For more info (or just to drool over the specs), visit www.barco.com/ctrl.