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Just wanted to share a product that I received yesterday. As you are aware the Epic has only 1 HD-SDI output. This is an issue when you need to feed an onboard transmitter as well. I found this little passive splitter from ETS in California:

 

http://www.markertek...ems/PV991.xhtml

 

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Small yet well built and solid. No power required. Made in USA.

 

Tim Moynihan

Rock Steadi Pictures Inc.

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Daniel, that's exactly what prompted the search for this splitter...I was doing a commercial and tried to split the signal using a T and the BOXX just rejected the signal from the T. I didn't want any more power cables so looked for a passive splitter. This one seems to be perfect. And, actually, $112. is pretty inexpensive, I thought...

 

Tim

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It could be doing some magic to keep you from double terminating the signal. You will still get a 3db(half) loss in signal strength but that is significantly better than what happens if you double terminate(such as when you use a T). Could also be just the same as a T but he says it works better so my guess is some sort of transformer style setup to avoid the double termination.

 

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I bought one of these and made a 5v cable to power it from my sled. Fixes the irregularities I've seen in the RED MX and gives amplified output.

 

http://www.markertek.com/Routers-Switchers-DA's/HD-SDI-Distribution-Amplifiers/Matrix-Switch-Corporation/MSC-HDDA4.xhtml

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OK, so I bought one of these HD-SDI splitters to try out. On my current show, the "A" body is an Alexa plus but the B & C bodies are the basic Alexa. Because we use primes and quick release plates (and have only two Boxx transmitters and Cine Tapes) I've been moving the "A" body to Steadicam thus far but lately we've been leaving the "C" on the sled. This body has only one HD-SDI monitor out so I added this little splitter box. While the image to my monitor is fine (as well as other monitors we've tested), the line going to the Boxx transmitter breaks up. We've swapped the outputs, cables, and tried both Boxx transmitters we have with the same results. It seems to me that the Boxx is a little more picky than other devices. Has anyone else used this splitter successfully with the Boxx transmitter and Alexa? I'm wondering if swapping the splitter out would help, but I doubt it.

 

Thanks.

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