Review on BirdDog Studio SDI HDMI Interface by Brad Schaefer

Such a promising device but like most manufacturers in this field they didn't realize it. First the pros. It's POE, it has SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs, it has a large dot matrix display that shows basic information as well as counts, and the user interface is neat and clean. Cons No WiFi, not compatible with all NDI broadcast software (obviously due to the lack of HX codec), dot-matrix display is only indicative, despite manufacturer claims to the contrary, it does not work well with the NewTek NDI app ( recommended exit monitoring app) and last but not least ZEEEEEEEROOOOOOO manufacturer support.