Re: [Avid-L2] Preferred 3rd party I/O?

We're all Mac, so I can't tell you how these work with the HP, but I'm guessing your results will be similar.

We've had great success with the I/O Express - they don't like 44.1 audio, but that's about it. We did have some problems with mismatched drivers and open I/O software- so expect to have your patience tried when you're first setting up the machine.

I also have one Kona 3, and one BMD Decklink. Both have been fine, I prefer the K3 for no good reason other than I like AJA's control application better, but for our uses it offers no advantage over the IO Express. We have not seen the problems Terry's mentioned with the K3- but I'm not the main user of that particular machine, so I can't really comment further.

Honestly, you can even run Media Composer with the decklink SDI. Of course, that makes audio monitoring a little difficult, but... (we use it for picture in our protools room, and have pressed it into use as a capture station a time or two.)

I'd try the IO Express and just sell it off on ebay if you don't like it.

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On Aug 14, 2012, at 5:57 PM, kvifritz <kvipost@att.net> wrote:

> I'm ready to retire my Adrenalines and have begun due diligence on the various 3rd party I/O hardware options compatible with the HP Z800 dual quad core platform.
>
> While the marketing propaganda makes them all sound great, it would be nice to hear the real-world experiences, both pro and con, from current users.
>
> These are the units under consideration - in no order of preference:
>
> AJA - Kona 3G
>
> BMD - Decklink Studio
>
> Matrox - MXO2
>
> MOTU - HDX-SDI
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Karl Knowles
> Tallahassee, FL
>
>



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