Bob A
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Nov 8, 2006, 9:06 PM
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Re: [Steve_Bailey] Live switching & wireless transmitters
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The Panasonic line of switchers is pretty good. Almost as good but cheaper are the later Videonics models.
I have the WEVI Video Wave wireless system imported by IDX. ($1000) It has worked very well untill last weekend at a marching band competitiom where the cam was 180 feet from the production table and it got 1 to 2 second dropouts (freezes) every few minutes. I called the company -IDX - and they have shipped a loaner 2nd day air as I have another gig this weekend, while I ship this one back for repair/replacement. The video sender has allowed me to do stuff there would be no way to run any cable. I have done 250 DVDs from the transmitted signal over about 100 feet recently without a single hit. It requires power. They also have a camera mounted version for full size cams that might be adapyable to small cams.
I also use a couple of S-Video wired senders, which are A/V blauns that turn the A/V so it can be sent over cat5 cable for several hundred feet. ($120 per pair) They also work flawlessly if you can run the small cat5 wire. No other power required.
Lastly, I also use a Elite Video 'Long Distance Runner' which sends S-Video only, no audio, over any 2 conductor wire. (around $300 I think if still available )Speaker wire, thermostat wire, Romex or any coax. For distances up to 1000 feet (with coax, 500 with any other wire) It requires power.
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