This is a new (since 2005) in-flight entertainment company which specializes in audio-video distribution hardware for VIP aircraft. From their website,
Innovative Advantage, Inc. manufactures a leading edge, high-bandwidth network system (patent-pending) capable of carrying high definition audio-visual content along with Gigabit Ethernet.
Innovative Advantage’s largest client is Gulfstream. In December 2010, the company announced it had delivered its 50th shipset to Gulfstream. The IA hardware will be standard on the new G650.
Typical Innovative Advantage box which features DVI, VGA, Composite, and HDMI inputs. All outputs for this device are SDI or HD-SDI.
The inputs and outputs for an AVDS node can be configured by adding or removing slots from the system. Options include:
- HDMI
- DVI
- VGA (RGB)
- Component (RGB)
- SDI or HD-SDI
- Composite (NTSC or PAL)
- S-Video
- Dolby Digital Audio (DTS)
- DVD or VCR, Video Game Console such as Xbox or PS3
