The new HX100 HDMI Restorer (the name sounds like it could be a facial cream from some upscale cosmetics company) is "little bigger than a bar of soap", but Tributaries says the small box contains advanced video engineering and a sub-miniature circuit design that automatically analyzes the incoming digital signal and applies custom-tailored equalization-contouring to ensure optimum performance at the cable's tail end. Tributaries claims the HX100 does its magic regardless of the connected cable's length, the quality of the cable, or the video format.

The clever device's continuous dynamic and self-monitoring correction is designed to ensure complete data restoration (hence the name) of the incoming signal to HDMI specifications. It minimizes data loss by the receiving component and enables full-quality transfer of high-bandwidth signals - including 1080p. Tributaries distinguishes its HX100 from "conventional" HDMI repeater devices by noting that the HX100 is engineered to lock on to weak HDMI data-streams and restore them to full-bandwidth integrity.

The HX100 HDMI Restorer includes an all-metal chassis, an external power supply (for long cable runs), and a chassis-mounted green LED that illuminates when power has been applied either from the external module or from the HDMI bus. The circuitry is direct-coupled from input to output with fully balanced-line signaling and self-diagnostic monitoring.