The Best Wireless HD Transmitter for under $500

[Nicol Verheem]

AirsyncHD: Plug and Play

Non-airsyncHD: plug, pray, get out your IT pocket protector and sacrifice a goat.

I'll have a snarkier response to the above when I get home from set...

That's plenty snarky already. Keep it factual, don't write something you might have to delete again afterwords Seems there has been a few of those.

I'm just trying to set the record straight. Like Rod said, WHDI like Brite-View has it's place. We acknowledge that, even recommend it. Heck we'll even embrace WHDI soon. But calling Brite-View a DIY Teradek is really not a good idea. You are misleading people with technical inaccuracies and judgements, I recommend you stop before it makes you liable.

 

[Dan Kanes]

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[Nicol Verheem]

I would never and have never called the brite-view a diy teradek.

I've never posted in a teradek thread.

At this time the Brite-View AirsyncHD is the most powerful DIY hd transmitter on the market.

Also the most affordable.

If you have anything worthy to say here in this thread to dispute my claim, I am all ears.

I've never said anything bad about your product.

I will give anyone looking to do a comparison between the technologies one simple test to perform on a set or at the prep bay.

Put the teradek on the camera, have the sound mixer point the mic at the actors.

Give the director or any bystander a comtek and the receiving end of the monitor.

Count to ten.

Watch their heads explode.

So much for never saying anything bad about our product.

This is why we have 2 audio input paths, and have the ability to lip sync super accurately. Like I said: make sure you are factually accurate, before you post defamatory comments.

 

[Dan Kanes]

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[Dan Kanes]

So much for never saying anything bad about our product.

This is why we have 2 audio input paths, and have the ability to lip sync super accurately. Like I said: make sure you are factually accurate, before you post defamatory comments.

What do your audio inputs have to do with a comtek feed from the sound mixer?

Get back to me after you have a video teaching sound mixers, cinematographers, directors, as well as super impatient operators and ACs how to deal with extra setup time and confusion.

Latency.

I have one more silly one for the night:
Airsynchd:
Has Bionic Dinosaur Logo packaging: FAIL

I think you have been sufficiently "Housed" so I'll leave you alone from now on, as in - once you step into my House...

 

[Andrew clemson]

What was at first a great thread about a cool new product is turning into a slagging match, or has already.

To me, these two products seem pretty different.

My ONLY gripe about the Briteview is the size and power supply problem (which I understand may have been solved).

The reason I like the Teradek is that it is tiny, low profile, can convert dailies(ish) and that it can transmit over WiFi to I-Devices with a cable powering straight from the RED. For me the extra cost is more than worth the build quality and functionality.

I see the Teradek as a device for ME as a DIT rather than for Video village, or focus pullers per-say. It also is great for people who operate studios, as the network setup can be relatively permanent, and can be a great option for clients renting out the studio.

Having said that, if there was a cut and dry presentation of the Briteview as a complete integrated piece of camera kit for a similar price as the astonishingly low price of the core unit, I would have bought a couple already aswell as the Teradek to keep with our camera kits.

All Im saying is lets all realise people have different requirements, and different people prefer different kit. Personally, If all I wanted was the best HD wireless for simple monitoring, Id go with Camwave instead of the Teradek. (But my wallet would be hurtin'.)

Post a few pics of of the unit in a working configuration at either end of the pipeline (camera and Handheld monitor) and lets get away from name calling and hair pulling, and back to plain old information please.

Dan thanks for bringing this bit of kit to our attention, and thanks to Teradek for the Cube. I look forward to hearing about what both Brite-View and Teradek have in store for 2011!

 

[Dan Kanes]

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[Curran Giddens]

... stop before it makes you liable.

Just so you know using the word liable is a major turnoff for me and maybe some others here too.

 

[Nicol Verheem]

Like we said in our opening posts; we recognize WHDI's role, and recommend it for it's intended use. But you called it uncompressed, better, and more open that H.264 - just not true, and I had to respond to that.

I would prefer you stop comparing them, they are very different designs, with different approaches, different technology, the overlap is small. But I have clear confusion from my customers or potential customers, until I explain the facts like packaging, power, range, RP188 to them, then they realize it is something different. But if they require 0 latency, I would recommend Brite-View, Camwave, or Boxx, based on budget and range needed.

Unlike you, I still have not said anything bad about your product. And just so you're clear we are very much considered mavericks thinking against the grain in our industry. We made several controversial choices that no-one though would work, but it's paying off.

When Zinwell (what seems to me the be the actual manufacturer) contacted us months ago to rebrand and sell the exact same box you are selling as AirSync HD, we decided to pass since our feedback from the field was the packaging and connectivity was too far off, the power consumption too high, and it's just not a Pro product. But we remain impressed with the potential of WHDI, we just want to do it right for this industry. So Ironically you might actually get that exact box with the bionic dinosaur on it still.

Lighten up, Dan. I wanted to point out our system's strengths, just like you have been doing for quite a while. Your response to that was expected, but I was hoping to keep it factual. We're trying to do the same thing here - provide better solutions for this industry. We just have different approaches.

 

[Dan Kanes]

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[Nicol Verheem]

Just wait until 2011.

If you had done your research you would know I haven't compared this product to yours. That was Jared Abrams. Also I know that Zinwell never contacted You. That's a complete lie.

Please leave my thread.

I have 4 e-mails in my inbox from Zinwell, (ZINWELL corporation
7F 512,Yuan Shan Road,Chung Ho City, Taipei Hsien 235, Taiwan). No lie. The very first first e-mail offering the same box to us as an ODM solution. We are still considering it, but it will have to check into some important aspects first.

But I'll bow to your request and leave this thread, I was hoping to stay factual, but it's getting too hot headed.

 

[Dan Kanes]

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[Nicol Verheem]

You can use google to get an Address?

Actually I copied that right from their e-mail footer. The account manager actually send me PDF specs, hosted here , I wanted to attached but it's too big. If you're so tight with Zinwell, ask them yourself. They have several e-mails from me too. But what's the point. You believe your own reality and refuse to acknowledge anything else.

You had Absolutely no dispute or argument whatsoever for my claim.

I never tried to dispute your claims. Just to give it more complete perspective.

But like I said, leaving now...

 

[Dan Kanes]

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[Matt Fleming]

Thread deletion is 10...9...8...

Is there a grown-up version of this thread somewhere?

 

[Nicol Verheem]

I'll answer you once more cause I don't like to be called a liar.

Are you always this stubborn ? I told you I didn't get that from Google. Why would I lie ? I invited you to contact Zinwell, since you're so tight with them. Why don't you go do that. Ask them if their Account Manager, Sales Div., Digital Products send me this e-mail:

"Dear Sir/Madam;

My name is XXXX and our company Zinwell is a leading company for the STB and digital products. We have good presence in US via cable TV provider and other distributors and we are glad to demonstrate our technology to you.

From your webpage we notice that you are promoting Cube series WiFi 1080P solution.

We have a similar application based on Amimon's Wireless HD technology (WHDI) and it is uncompressed and no latency for playing HD contents. We would like to discuss with you for an ODM project based on our WHDI solution and we believe you will benefit from our solution."

They'll confirm it, cause they sent it. Think you're the only guy over here approached by Taiwanese ODMs ?

But what does it matter ?

We really like the core WHDI technology, if done right.... and if Zinwell is capable to adapt for this market's needs, great! Everybody wins. I think it will work great alongside our stuff. But I'm not sure they would want to adopt it. I doubt that's their focus, look at their websites and decide for yourself what their markets are...but then I may be jumping to conclusions. Which is why we are still open and talking to them.

If they can't/won't adopt, we have other ways to achieve the same goal. In fact there are a growing number of WHDI options. But it's our believe it has to be done right to best serve this market.

Meanwhile, like I said, if Brite-View works for you, use it.

 

[Nicol Verheem]

Thread deletion is 10...9...8...

Is there a grown-up version of this thread somewhere?

Ahmen, please put it out of it's misery.

 

[Albert Astorga Zepeda]

Usable to Feed a Video Mixer??

Usable to Feed a Video Mixer??

Thanks buddy.

I have posted video of the Brite-View working with a prototype epic on youtube.

I'm a busy guy - I am actually working on set a lot of the time, and this is sort of a side project for me.

There is a solution available right now as we speak, and it is presently working on several motion picture sets.

Personally I don't want to be inundated with orders that I have to hand make, so I'll reiterate:

If you need it now, please let charlotte@brite-view.com know.

Clearly these are two different things altogether which is why I think it's weird that their consultant and owner? came into my thread mentioning their product. The consultant got many things wrong, including mistaking me for Jared Abrams or someone else altogether completely different.

I thought I'd make a list so that people know what the AirsyncHD does and doesn't do, and somehow that turned sour.

If you are looking for a way to send an HD signal, cheaply, with ultra low latency to a video village, or other location 100' away or less from the camera then you might consider an AirsyncHD as your solution. You will be blown away if you aren't used to working this way.

If you are looking to do something that is NOT what I mentioned above, then I have no suggestion for you at all.

Cheers.

So would it be nuts to use a couple to feed a Video Switcher?
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