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ARIES Pro Digital Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver System

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ARIES Digital Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver System

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Product Review (submitted on October 29, 2015):

We had purchased through BHPhoto a very high end WSDI system for sending wireless video from our camera rigs to a reference monitor. We also wanted to be able to use the device on multicam live productions to minimize the labor of laying cable.

Needless to say, the high end ($2000 per unit) did ok for simple camera to field monitor, close range, but not so much for live events where drop outs or interference is unacceptable.

So we returned the high end system, purchased these to try, and in my opinion... Its the same hardware... Just cased differently. So basically the $2000 pro cine models are nearly identical hardware, recased, and modded perhaps with an HDMI to SDI input adapter.

What these are GREAT for: Sending HDMI HD 1080 Video across a room in a non-critical environment (meaning youre simply viewing, not relying on it to record or stream live). You can use it on a laptop in a presentation environment. Send HDMI from a moving camera to a reference monitor for the director to watch. HOWEVER, you really do need line of sight between the transmitter and the receiver. Even at 10-20 feet, drop outs can happen if the transmitter moves around corners, into another room, or is behind a closed door. We setup our receiver (Rx) on a C-Stand, and raise it up in the air, because even people, bodies, etc, in a crowded room can cause the occasional glitch. Line of sight, unobstructed, <30-40 feet and it works rock solid.

Dont count on it for critical feed solutions, such as to a record deck, switcher, or live stream event. Run HDSDI.

Also, these units dont fair well outdoors. Likely because the Rx relies on the Tx's signal from bouncing off walls. In an open space, the signal has nothing to contain the feed... So distance and line of sight become even more critical.

For the money, the unit IS handsdown the best WHDMI solution out there. Skip the $1500-$3000 models from pro-video suppliers. This is the same thing. Unless youre going to drop $20,000+ on a truly pro-wireless setup, this is your unit.

Lastly, in regards to delay, the image is visually delay free. Likely 1 frame behind... which isnt noticable to most people. However, if you run this in a setup where other gen-lock sync events occur, that 1 frame (plus other 1 frame delays introduced by other hardware) may become an issue.
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