Funkiemitch Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi All, just a simple question what are the main differences between sdi2 or deckline duo. I will have my first hdsdi capture show coming up in February. So i will be needing a capture card for HDSDI. hoping to hear from you guys. Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Hi Mitch, The differences is are mainly three: 1) - performance Decklink Duo is a dual-input HDSDI card ie 1280x720p50/59.94/60 & 1920x1080p25/29.97/30 or i50/59.94/60. Datapath VisionSDI2 is a dual-input 3G-SDI card ie capable of the above AND 1920x1080p50/59.94/60. (p=progressive, i=interlaced) 2) - latency Datapath VisionSDI2 has a bit lower latency than Decklink Duo, in our tests. 3) - price Datapath VisionSDI2 retails for more than twice the price of a Decklink Duo. It's a very good card, though. Hope this helps, /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dataton Partner kilic Posted January 14, 2013 Dataton Partner Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Maybe a small advantage of Datapath, If you use E2s, E1s or similiar VisionCards, you would have only one driver/app in your DisplayPC, otherwise 2 different driver/app. The major rule of composing A PC, less programs, less complexity as you can. I think we need a suggestion from Jonas, if it is a small pro for SDI2, or negligible... Kilic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Maybe a small advantage of Datapath, If you use E2s, E1s or similiar VisionCards, you would have only one driver/app in your DisplayPC, otherwise 2 different driver/app. The major rule of composing A PC, less programs, less complexity as you can. I think we need a suggestion from Jonas, if it is a small pro for SDI2, or negligible... Kilic I would regard this as a BIG pro for VisionSDI2. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkiemitch Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi all, thanks for the advice. i guess i will have to remove the intensity pro as well if i really want one driver to run? current setup i7 3770k sabertooth z77 8 gb ram hd7970 DC2 3gd5 intel 120 gb ssd corsair 750 intensity pro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yes. One can input HDMI, via included adapter, into a VisionRGB E2s, if necessary. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyIsFalling Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi, I'm building a Watchout System and I'm looking for a Single HD-SDI Grabber Card. I am wondering which is the recommended Grabber Card for Live Situations. Reliability and Low Latency or most important. Blacklink, Datapath? Thanks Roman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi Roman, The answer is above, in post #2... http://forum.dataton.com/topic/801-datapath-visionsdi2-vs-blackmagic-decklink-duo/?do=findComment&comment=2926 /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted April 3, 2013 Moderator Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Off Topic FYI - I may have done something a little confusing here, so let me clarify. The post by SkyIsFalling (Roman) above in this thread (datapath sdi2 vs deckline DUO) was not originally posted here. It was submitted as a new thread. Rather than tell him to search, I went ahead and did it for him, then merged his submission into this thread. (My hope is to keep the knowledge base here as compact as possible.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks Jim! I also edited the topic title for clarity, simultaneously, again... /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted April 3, 2013 Moderator Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Back on topic, Roman, from a Reliability point of view, experience in the field suggests the DataPath wins that comparison hands down. It is far less finicky about the host system (motherboard compatibility, etc.). DataPath drivers do their job cleanly without mucking with things that effect WATCHOUT. BMD changes a few less used decoders like MJPEG causing those codecs to fail in WATCHOUT. DataPath does no such nonsense. Furthermore, DataPath Live Media object settings are far more forgiving than BMD. Of course, the BMD Decklink series is far lower cost (and lower bandwidth) and with proper care can be made to work. But as such, they would have to rate as less reliable. The DataPath accepts up to 1080p, DeckLink series tops out at 1080i/720p. BMD has an extreme series that exceeds 1080p and is priced in the same neighborhood as the DataPath, but BMD extreme drivers are comparable to the DeckLink series (and in the comparison that is not a good thing). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I agree wholeheartedly! /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyIsFalling Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thank you for your replies! I did a lot of searching on this forum and the internet, but I only found threads like "is xxx any good" or "is xxx better than yyy". I needed to know which was simply the best Card. Now I know, thats Datapath. Thank you guys! Roman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Best is a relative word in my mind, it all comes down to a balanced, tested system. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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