TV Technology Product Reviews
TV Technology Product Reviews
Blackmagic Design Mini Converters
by Romualdo Lintag, 04.24.2009
Ever wished for a standards converter that was small enough for field work, big in features, yet kind to your budget? More...
IDX CW-5HD Cam-Wave System
by Carl Mrozek, 04.24.2009
Cam-Wave HD uses the same core components as a wireless audio system—a transmitter and a receiver—to operate in license-free spectrum. More...
Accordance Systems ARAID 2200
by Michael Hanish, 04.24.2009
All IT managed facilities, small or large, are concerned with backup. More...
Sarnoff Visualizer HD Test Pattern
by Joey Gill, 04.24.2009
As television technology has changed, so has the role of the test pattern. More...
Innobits Video Purifier Application
by Michael Hanish, 04.24.2009
Near the top of the list of holy grails in video post is high-quality noise reduction, a complex and daunting task, especially when done by software. More...
Bird Electronics BPME Power Monitor
by Joey Gill, 04.09.2009
For DTV transmissions, full-wave diode (or "square law") detectors appear to be the latest trend. These provide ease of use, along with accuracy approaching, or exceeding, that of a calorimetric system. More...
Anton Bauer Stasis Flex
by Chuck Gloman, 04.09.2009
Using your shoulder as support, the Stasis Flex permits the camera to be handheld, but operated within a stabilized environment. More...
Topaz Labs Enhance and Vivacity
by Michael Hanish, 04.09.2009
While Topaz Vivacity and Enhance are not the only sets in the market that do this sort of work, they are quite cost effective and produce stunning results. More...
Monitoring in the Era of Multitasking
by Craig Johnston, 04.09.2009
Multiviewers offer more than just pretty pictures More...
Prompter People Mic Light
by Carl Mrozek, 04.09.2009
The Mic Light, is one of these new generation AA-powered LED camera lights, with a unique mounting design—it fastens onto a shotgun microphone, rather than to the camera body itself. More...
Panasonic AG-HPX170 HD Camera
by Geoff Poister, 04.09.2009
The lightest and smallest P2 camera with improved CCDs, a wider-angle zoom lens, HD-SDI output, a built-in waveform monitor/vectorscope, and modifications in menu and iris control. More...
Sound Devices 788T
by Michael Hanish, 02.12.2009
It would have been hard to imagine, just a few years ago—an 8-track, timecode-locked field recorder in a small package that was affordable. Imagine no more! More...
Boris Continuum UpRez and Film Look
by Geoff Poister, 02.12.2009
Boris Continuum UpRez utilizes a sophisticated image sampling technique with edge detection that compensates for missing detail in the resized image, increasing detail while also smoothing the result. More...
HD Lenses: The Cream of the Crop
by Craig Johnston, 02.12.2009
Lens quality still trumps economy for certain customers More...