Roland V 1HD HD Video Switcher Review

Fantastic price. does everything i need Quick reminder: the FORMAT switch on the back next to the DC IN jack is your friend. any future problems that may arise. Otherwise, go to your content.

I spoke to Roland for 3 days to get this switcher fixed. He's only a month old. I started the process 3 days ago and still haven't received an RA#. I have provided the requested information via email and have not yet received a reply. All technical support or repair calls go straight to voicemail. It seems like a great little switch, but be aware that if it ever needed a factory overhaul it would be a slow-motion nightmare.

Great deal for the price. Great interface, easy/quick setup. fps sources involved in your setup, the resolution on that channel drops significantly from 1080 to pixel garbage. Attaching a scaling device like a decimator to the line solved the problem for me, but this solution doesn't come cheap if you don't have one. Most cameras today can run at 59.94 progressive scan so this issue may never affect you, but if you're hoping to save some money by using something like an old DSLR that can't…

This switcher exceeds my expectations. I am very happy that it has a built in scaler so it accepts different inputs without any adjustments. In most cases I have four (4) camcorders connected via one HDMI source, and in some cases where I want to overlay the bottom third or title over the video I have three (3) camcorders and a Samsung laptop connected. I'm switching from camcorder to live camcorder and recording live events through Atomos Ninja Flame, I usually set the HDMI output to 1080p on…

I really wish it would always let the full signal through when on. It seems that you need to turn on all sources and output devices (projectors in this case) before turning on the switch, otherwise you sometimes get a yellow image instead of full color. Turning it off and back on when everything else is on seems to fix the issue. I've found it's important to ensure all sources output the same signal type. We chose 720P as one of our inputs is limited to it. You also need to go into the menu to…

This V-1HD switcher is very compact but surprisingly heavy for its size. It's HDCP compliant and so far has worked great with two MacBook Pros, a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and an iPad connected to it. I currently only have 2 items on my wish list for him. I wish it had built in still storage - it can freeze all inputs which is great but I would like to be able to store at least 1 or 2 frames. Also, I'd like the transition toggle keys to behave like a simple TAKE toggle instead of remembering…

I've just started playing around with this switcher and trying to explore all of its little possibilities. I misunderstood the possibilities of MIDI. It won't work like I thought it would with our old MIDI lighting technique. Everything else about this switch works exactly as expected. $995 is a great price. I'll probably swap my old Edirol mixer for this new Roland after the holidays. That should save us 6 inputs on the sound card and make the picture on the projectors cleaner. Update 2017-05:

For a long time I wanted a Full HD mixer but all of them were too expensive. Finally Roland put this gem together at a great price and it does everything I need. I get crystal clear video and it has a very good range of features and effects. I used to have a V-4EX which was good but it wasn't internal full HD (480p only) and before that it had an SD mixer. It's a huge improvement over those mixers and I would definitely recommend it over the V-4EX or something SD. I mainly use it for weekly…