Crestron has launched the DM NVX 370, a new AV over IP encoder and decoder built around the first chip Crestron has designed itself. For London offices, it means a single USB-C cable can carry a laptop's picture, its USB devices and up to 100 watts of charging into a meeting room's video system.
Crestron announced the DM NVX 370 Series and its new DM NVX System on Chip (SoC) on 6 October 2026, and says the new hardware is available now. DM NVX is the platform Crestron uses to send video around a building over the computer network instead of over dedicated video cabling, and it is already in many boardrooms, training suites and reception screens across the capital. Below we set out what Crestron has actually announced, what changes for a London meeting room or venue, and what to check before you specify one.
What Crestron has announced with the DM NVX 370
There are two parts to the news. The first is the chip. Crestron describes the DM NVX SoC as its first in house silicon, designed to its own roadmap for professional AV rather than adapted from a general purpose part. Crestron says it is 30% more power efficient than off the shelf chipsets, that it is built for 4K60 4:4:4 video and round the clock operation, and that new abilities will arrive through firmware updates rather than new boxes.
The second part is the first product to use that chip, the DM-NVX-370. According to the Crestron product page, it is a compact unit that can be set up as either an encoder or a decoder. The headline points are:
- Two inputs with a built in switch: one HDMI input and one USB-C input with DisplayPort Alt Mode.
- USB-C with charging: the USB-C port carries video and USB 2.0 data, and can deliver up to 100 W to the laptop when the optional PW-2460DU power pack is fitted.
- 4K60 4:4:4 video with HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, over standard Gigabit Ethernet, with Crestron quoting end to end latency under one frame.
- Audio: eARC on the HDMI ports, 7.1 surround, an analogue stereo port and AES67 for networked audio systems.
- Networking: two copper Gigabit ports plus an SFP port for fibre, so AV traffic can be kept apart from control and monitoring traffic.
- Power over the data cable: PoE+ on the first network port.
- Video walls of up to 8 screens wide by 8 high from the decoder's scaler.
- Security features for corporate networks, including 802.1X, Active Directory credentials and AES encryption.
Crestron's press release also says the new units are compatible with DM NVX equipment already installed, so existing systems do not need replacing. Crestron has not published prices.
Why USB-C matters in a London meeting room
The most common complaint we hear in London offices is about connecting a visitor's laptop. Someone arrives with a USB-C only machine, the HDMI adaptor has gone missing, the battery is low and the room camera will not show up in the call. The DM NVX 370 deals with most of that on one cable. The laptop plugs into USB-C at the table, its screen goes onto the room display, USB devices plugged into the unit, such as a room camera, are passed through to the laptop, and the battery charges throughout the meeting.
Because the HDMI input sits alongside the USB-C input, the same unit also handles a fixed PC, a media player or an older laptop. For rooms that host clients and partners, that flexibility removes a lot of fiddling at the start of a meeting. If you are planning a room around Microsoft Teams, our Teams room installation page explains how we put the camera, audio and control together.
Beyond the meeting room: venues, signage and training suites
DM NVX was never only a meeting room product. A single network can carry any source to any screen in the building, which is how we use it for reception video walls, digital signage, divisible training rooms and event spaces. The 370's scaler, its 8 by 8 video wall processing and its fibre port suit those jobs well. In September we wrote about DM NVX Multiview for business, where one decoder shows several sources at once; the 370 adds a new kind of endpoint to the same family.
For buildings with several floors or a mix of rooms, the main benefit is that the system grows over the network. Add a screen on another floor and it needs a network point and a decoder, not a new run of video cable back to a central matrix.
What to check before specifying a DM NVX 370
A few practical points decide whether the 370 is the right box for a London project:
- The network. AV over IP needs switches set up for multicast video, with IGMP configured and enough capacity on the uplinks. We review this with your IT team at the start, not on installation day.
- Power for charging. PoE+ powers the unit, but Crestron's product page says the 100 W USB-C charging needs the separate power pack. Plan a socket where the unit will sit.
- Where it lives. The unit can sit under a table, on a wall or on a rack rail, and Crestron notes it is fan cooled, so give it some airflow.
- Existing equipment. If you already have DM NVX encoders and decoders, the 370 should join that system rather than replace it. We check stream settings and firmware so the old and new units talk to each other.
- Control. It works with Crestron 3-Series and 4-Series control systems and with Crestron Home, and it can be managed through XiO Cloud.
How we approach a project
As AV installers in London who design, install and look after Crestron systems, we start with a survey of the rooms and the network, then agree a design before any equipment is ordered. You can read how that works in our process. Once a system is live, 1Install Care covers monitoring, firmware updates and support, which matters more now that Crestron plans to add features to this chip through firmware. For a rough budget for a single room, try our meeting room quote builder, and see our Crestron page for the rest of the range, including the new 15 inch TSW-1580 touch screen.
Questions we are often asked
Is the DM NVX 370 available now?
Yes. Crestron's announcement of 6 October 2026 says the latest additions to the DM NVX range are available now. Crestron has not published prices, so we quote each project once the design is agreed.
Will it work with the DM NVX equipment we already have?
Crestron says the new units are compatible with DM NVX devices already in service. In practice we confirm the stream type and firmware on your existing encoders and decoders before adding a 370.
Can a laptop charge from it?
Yes, up to 100 W through the USB-C input. Crestron's product page says that needs the optional PW-2460DU power pack; PoE+ alone runs the unit but not the charging.
Do we need a new network?
Not necessarily. It runs on standard Gigabit Ethernet, but the switches must handle multicast video properly. We assess your existing network and tell you whether it needs changes.
Is DM NVX only for large buildings?
No. It makes sense from a single room that needs flexible connections up to a whole office with video walls and signage. For one room with one screen, a simpler system can be the better choice, and we will say so.
What is new about the chip?
Crestron designed it in house for professional AV. It says the chip is 30% more power efficient than off the shelf parts and will gain features through firmware updates over time.
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