AJA T-Tap... When?

[Jeff Kilgroe]

OK, I can't recall what the guy at the AJA booth told me regarding the T-Tap and when it would arrive. Does anyone know. Mostly I'm just curious because I could really use one or two of them right now.

 

[danu prasd]

Emailed AjA a week ago, they said that will be in next two or three months...price range around USD 240..

 

[Chris McKechnie]

Link from B&H
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/857191-REG/AJA_T_TAP_THUNDERBOLT_POWERED_SDI_.html

 

[Samuel Gursky]

Anybody hear anything about a release on this yet? It's sort of the missing link in my home grading setup...

 

[Kwan Khan]

Just got my T-Tap can't wait to test

 

[Meryem Ersoz]

B&H shipped me one, too - I had forgotten all about it...

 

[Mike Tiffee]

shipped here too

 

[danu prasd]

how's the result ? is it good ??

 

[Meryem Ersoz]

looks like Blackmagic just released a nearly identical product for about ninety bucks less - too late for me, but perhaps some of y'all can benefit....their new mini recorder looks good, too....

http://www.markertek.com/Cables/Vid...ckmagic-Design/ULTRASTUDIO-MINI-MONITOR.xhtml

 

[roryhinds]

I've always had issues with BM gear, they are slow to respond to issues that needs firmware updates so gear just sits waiting.

 

[Kwan Khan]

looks like Blackmagic just released a nearly identical product for about ninety bucks less - too late for me, but perhaps some of y'all can benefit....their new mini recorder looks good, too....

http://www.markertek.com/Cables/Vid...ckmagic-Design/ULTRASTUDIO-MINI-MONITOR.xhtml

No way close T-Tap

 

[Meryem Ersoz]

No way close T-Tap

why not?

you plug one side into Thunderbolt, the other side into either SDI or HDMI....

what is different, besides the price?

I bought a T-Tap - not sure where I see a better value, though, unless the Blackmagic version falls apart in your hand. both are little square boxes with 3 connecting ports....

or am I missing something?

 

[Johnny Friday]

Indeed---what are the differences--i was looking at T-tap myself and now see the BM box....BUT, regardless of either one, are they capable of sending a ten bit signal ? Or are they merely quick converter boxes to just plug into HDMI and SDI ?

 

[Kwan Khan]

- T-Tap 10-bit, upto 2K output
- 3D support

 

[Johnny Friday]

- T-Tap 10-bit, upto 2K output
- 3D support

Kwan, are you suggesting the BM does not support 10bit and 3d then?

 

[Kwan Khan]

There both 10bit (play back)
No(or not yet) 3D Processing in Ultra Mini Monitor

 

[Nick Pasquariello]

So the Aja supports 3D, and the BM does not? So, if I'm not planning on 3D, get the BM? That makes sense to me. And explains the price difference. Am I missing something?

 

[Meryem Ersoz]

Kwan's right - full specs listed at B&H outline the limits of the Blackmagic versus the T-tap. The Blackmagic is adequate for many applications right now, for most 1080 monitoring, but the T-tap has better throughput and is more flexible:

T-tap:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/857191-REG/AJA_T_TAP_T_TAP.html


BM:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...bdlkulsdzminmon_Ultrastudio_Mini_Monitor.html