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Meet Switronix's Blackmagic-Ready Wireless HD-SDI Recon Micro & Hot-Swappable Battery JetPack

Dave Kendricken — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:02:12 +0000

When it comes to wireless HD monitoring solutions, companies like Teradek have some impressive offerings. That company’s Bolt, however, isn’t the only airwave-bound HD-SDI transmission system around. Switronix’s Recon is another such offering, with models including HDMI support and HDMI to HD-SDI conversion. Switronix has just announced a new addition to the Wi-SDI family in the shape of lighter-form factor Recon Micro, made more compatible with the smaller scale of cameras like the Blackmagic (pair pictured left). Switronix has also released details for a new modular battery power solution, geared towards anything from BMCC to Sony HD camcorders. If you’re looking into powerful, off-the-grid, untethered field shooting solutions, check the details below. (more…)

Speaking of 4K Broadcast, Japan is Flying off the Handle: TV is 4K in 2014. Plus, an 8K Future?

Dave Kendricken — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:46:12 +0000

Several recent developments are helping to bring more 4K (or “more-K“) to your television screen than many of us might have anticipated, even a year ago. RED has big ideas for your home theater (pictured left), consumer electronics companies are starting to roll out some screens with very high pixel densities, media mega-vendors YouTube and Netflix will (or already do) support 4K, and to bring just about everything together, H.265 will be dilating streaming efficiency on 1 billion devices near you. 4K will likely find its way to you via the web a lot sooner than it will through your cable subscription — unless, of course, you live in Japan. To reinvigorate the country’s (somehow) floundering consumer electronics economy, its ministry of communications will be making 2014 the year of 4K in Japan. And perhaps beyond, not long after that. (more…)

Netflix (finally) goes HD on Macs and PCs

Ryan Koo — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:57:12 +0000

If you have a Blu-ray player, Xbox 360, or Roku HD you’ve been able to watch Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” streaming movies in high-definition for the last year and a half. If you’re a Netflix customer and don’t have one of these devices, however, you’ve been stuck with lowly SD. Word has come down from Hacking Netflix that the service is finally bringing HD streaming to the PC and Mac platforms, with half of available HD titles available to stream in HD today (the rest are presumably on their way).

Link: Netflix Goes HD on the PC – NewTeeVee