Paralinx Tomahawk

[Dan Kanes]

@Matthew - we are tracking a 6 to 8 week lead time before Crossbow will be available en masse.

[chris bangma]

Robert and Chris - you are welcome to speculate on your own, however if you knew the Paralinx story I doubt you would be so dismissive.

 

To get where I am now I spent 5 years of blood, sweat, and tears focusing on affordable wireless HD for motion picture camera use. Why? Because I am a cinematographer, and I don't like directors touching me like I'm a human pan-tilt head.

 

I doubt you hand-make the panel in the cine tronic monitor, and I also doubt you created the LSI used to run it. Maybe I'm wrong and you are some kind of super star electronics genius that accodentally got involved in motion pictures. If that's the case you should probably be designing stuff for Arri, Pace Cameron, or TV Logic.

 

If you do work closely with Animon, then the first mistake made is having them freely publish a design that you have comissioned. When it comes to the design of our monitor, almost all of it is designed and built in house. The boards, housing, high bright screen etc, are all made in the USA as well. As for our other design talents, lets just say that I have over 15 years designing equipment for the film business, and my partner Mike has over 30 years. Products we have designed have been used on almost every major motion picture for the past 15 years. If you would like us to design a transmitter with HD-SDI input, and proper packaging, this can be done as well.

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

Just curious, why is everybody out there than selling the Arrow product with their name on it like IDX and Nyrius, etc...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Nyrius-Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver-NPCS550/dp/B0092T3E3A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1365956858&sr=1-1&keywords=nyrius

[Dan Kanes]

@Jens - just because the plastics are the same does not mean the internals are the same.

 

The pro chipset and design we have features:

 

Dynamic frequency selection

More antennas for greater diversity and range

Higher heat tolerance

A wider range of frequency bands

Multi receiver capability

128 bit encryption

A wide number of custom in house software optimizations and designs

 

Furthermore we were first to market by over 6 months.

 

June 1 2012 was our launch.

 

Once imitators like start copying you I guess you should be flattered. Maybe a trade dress suit is in order.

 

Before we hit the scene I don't think there was an ultra light ultra affordable solution for professional wireless HD. As I see it, we are still ahead of the game despite knockoffs and imitators entering the market.

 

Would you fly a fake Chinese steadicam? That same concept applies to the pos knockoff you linked to on amazon.

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

Ok, so you are saying that the Arrow and the IDX are not made by / with the same chipset and/or by the same manufacturer, since I presume you are not making them in-house, except for the software and mechanical alterations.

[Dan Kanes]

I don't know what your questions are referring to, but I do know that Paralinx is not only FIRST to market - for more than half a year - and that we also offer features that others don't like the ability to send to four receivers at one time.

 

I'm all about supporting MY product - which in my opinion is a great one, not trashing other people's.

 

If you want to make some suggestions - you can join the BRAND AGNOSTIC forum:

 

DirectorsMonitor.com

 

Make a produt suggestion in the SURVEY section and you could win an ARROW from us.

[chris bangma]

Looks like Hisense had you beat by 14 months...

 

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/hisense-unveils-new-consumer-whdi-accessories-cable-haters-rejo/

 

I don't know what your questions are referring to, but I do know that Paralinx is not only FIRST to market - for more than half a year - and that we also offer features that others don't like the ability to send to four receivers at one time.

[Alan Rencher]

Chris, those are consumer WHIDI devices. That's like saying that a 7" LCD TV beat the Cinetronic to market. Yeah they are both LCD panels, but they are not the same.

[Eric Fletcher S.O.C.]

we also offer features that others don't like the ability to send to four receivers at one time.

 

Ummmmm. The bolt does that

[chris bangma]

So what makes it "Professional"? Please open one up, and post some pictures, so we can compare it to a "Consumer" version.... Does the USB connector for power make it "Professional" or the HDMI connector? When Arri starts powering their cameras from a USB cable, then I will consider USB to be professional. Also when they start using HDMI for their main output, then I will consider it to be professional as well. I would be happy to post a picture of our monitor control board, which clearly shows Cinetronic, and Made in USA, are you willing to post some pictures of your boards?

[Alan Rencher]

Chris, I don't know what you fascination is with hijacking this thread so that you can troll it. I don't work for Paralinx, but I like them and their products. They are local in LA, if you are aso interested in examining their product, why don't you go to their office in Burbank?

[Victor Lazaro]

Why don't we just all take it all down a notch.

 

They have created a product for a price range and for a certain market of low cost professionals.

 

There are bigger tools like the Boxx, or the Bolt that have different features with good and bad points and each can live independently and work for different situation. (I wouldn't put a Boxx on a hexa copter, and I wouldn't rely on the Paralinx for broadcast.

 

As of the similar shaped wireless system like the IDX and other consumer products, if you think they suit you better, go for it, no stress. They might have done some modifications and I believe them, also I'm sure it's not to the level of a Cinetronic, It's an amazing monitor but it's not the same price either (I wish I could afford one).

 

Paralinx is now coming with new hardware based on open silicon chip, and we will see what happens with it. until then we can only fight over announcements of those future products.

Every company has to go through some growth pains (usually in terms of delays or defects) Paralinx had none of these for their first product. I am imagining that they decided to sell a first product that they knew well to then expand to new and more advanced tools for us operators.

 

I bought a Paralinx arrow 1:1. I had an issue with it and they shipped me a replacement in the week (they offered overnight, but I was not in a rush) The ability to upgrade your hardware to the Arrow plus is something that attracted me as I was looking for a low cost solution to later expand and the modular approach seemed the best for me, besides the HDMI works great for me as I use the HyperDeck for recording and it has a HDMI converter inside. It's no Boxx, but again, I can't afford or need a Boxx.

 

Disclaimer: I don't work or ever talked to anyone from the company (apart a single phone call for my issue to Dan who answered very nicely and knew what the issue was in a second)

 

On a side note, I would love some circuit board porn from Cinetronic, not to fire up another discussion just because I'm a nerd and a geek!

[Jens Piotrowski SOC]

 

 

we also offer features that others don't like the ability to send to four receivers at one time.

My Camwave does it too...

 

Ummmmm. The bolt does that

[chris bangma]

Chris, I don't know what you fascination is with hijacking this thread so that you can troll it. I don't work for Paralinx, but I like them and their products.

If you dont work for them, why do you start of this thread saying "We have it hooked up to a GoPro hanging from a blimp". Why do you also answer questions about availability? Not saying the product is bad, just tell it for what it is... If you take a product, make some changes to make it better, and resell it, say so. Dont act like you are the only game in town, and you invented it, and say that everyone else is just imitating you. Its not the product I have a problem with, its the arrogance that comes with it, and the defensiveness as well. If someone hates my monitor and tells everyone so, I dont get defensive about it, I use it as inspiration for improvement. When someone said our Gen1 monitor was "As wide as a beer truck", we worked to make it smaller and better. Learn to take what people say, and act upon it to improve your product. Package it bettter, upgrade the connectors etc...

[William Demeritt]

Multicast is a feature/capability of the AMIMON chips, I believe it's up to the various manufacturers to set up the software to do it properly.

 

I was going to post in this thread with something smart-ass-ish, like "Man, I can't wait for this thread to turn productive again." However, I gotta admit, I'm curious to know what sets the Paralinx apart from the Nyrius or Hisense units.

 

I'm asking that as a satisfied customer of Paralinx who's happy with his Paralinx Arrow, but also as the first person on this forum to post ANYTHING with homebrewed WHDI consumer-to-professional technology.

 

I tore apart a BriteView AirSync HD which had the next generation of AMIMON chips, and personally saw the performance of consumer AMIMON WHDI unit with PCB antennas, which the Nyrius most likely has, and the Hisense, but also probably the unit Philips sells online. I added antennas in the most crude way possible: physically pulling u.FL connectors off the board, and soldering down my own 6" pigtails to add my own 7dBi 5Ghz antennas. I did the same thing with the RX antenna on the transmission unit to increase fidelity in the software communicating with the receiver unit.

 

My range went from 30 feet through a wall, losing signal quickly, to 115 feet on the prep floor of Clairmont Camera; 60 feet through concrete and cinderblock walls, etc. JUST by adding antennas! That wasn't 115 feet before breakup, but I ran out of room to walk. So at the time the Paralinx Arrow was released, I was certain they did SOME modifications or upgrades/enhancements to give it the range that I got from the Arrow on Day 1.

 

Did Teradek just use the same design? Maybe. How did they get the design that Paralinx made? How did it get inside the Bolt? Did it get inside the Bolt, or did Teradek make their own thing? I'm eager to know the answer to all of these questions. My wallet doesn't permit me, but I am the kind of guy who would want to take an Arrow, a Bolt, a Camwave and anything else out there, crack it open and see how it works.

 

If everyone else is imitating you, then pitch your case!

 

So, Teradek AND Paralinx! Open em up, let's see what you did??