Something I forgot to mention was that I have researched dozens of converters and scalers. I have a very good idea of which ones do what. The important thing for me is to know which ones have proven reliable in application.
The three big things for me are:
- Genlock: Both Black and Tri
- Some sort of Web or USB based control panel
- Ability to hold or generate an accurate EDID (or VGA in)
Hey Simon,
That is very good to know. TV One are the kind I have been looking at. However, I wanted field results before I buy.
Philip,
Thanks for chiming in.
To you both (and anyone else), what are your results, pros & cons?
You're right about the Gefens. 7 out of 8 VGA extenders have failed in less that 3 years. The only reason I use the DVI to HD-SDI Pro Scalers is because they are less than $1200 USD per channel. That's cheap.
Another question is if anyone knows a converter solution that will go over fibre?