RGB Technology VideoLink 1400 SUN NTSC Converter BNC RGB Sync NTSC Out

RGB Technology VideoLink 1400 SUN NTSC Converter BNC RGB Sync NTSC Out

The RGB Technology VideoLink 1400 is a desktop video scan converter designed to take RGB video signals from SUN workstations and convert them to NTSC composite and RGB/CGA outputs via BNC connectors. It includes a built-in internal color bar generator for RGB and NTSC outputs and provides front-panel controls for aspect ratio, freeze frame, filtering, and video output selection.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: RGB Technology
• Model: VideoLink 1400
• Type: RGB to NTSC Video Scan Converter
• Compatible With: SUN workstations
• Input: RGB with Sync — BNC connectors (rear panel)
• Outputs: NTSC Out (BNC), RGB RS / CGA Out (BNC), S-VHS Out
• Genlock input: BNC (rear panel)
• Internal color bar generator for RGB and NTSC outputs
• Front panel controls: Power switch, Aspect Ratio, Freeze Frame, Filter, Video Out selector
• Front panel indicators: Color bars (Normal/Off), power LED
• Rear panel: Full BNC connector array with dust caps, AC power inlet
• Form factor: Desktop / benchtop enclosure
• Unit only — no accessories included

Applications

The VideoLink 1400 is a scan converter from the 1990s era, when SUN Microsystems workstations were widely used in engineering, scientific, and broadcast environments. SUN workstations output RGB video at resolutions and sync frequencies that standard NTSC monitors, video recorders, and broadcast equipment could not accept directly. Scan converters like the VideoLink 1400 bridged that gap, converting the workstation's RGB output to standard NTSC for recording to VHS or Beta tape, feeding into a video production switcher, or driving a standard composite monitor. The freeze-frame and color bar generator functions were particularly useful in presentation and production workflows. Today these units are sought by facilities still running legacy SUN hardware, by video historians, and by engineers working with older broadcast or AV infrastructure that requires NTSC-format signals from a workstation source.