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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2024
I got this to stream the output from my older DVR for CCTV, as the DVR has a proprietary streaming solution which depends on obsolete Internet Explorer stuff. At first it was tricky to get it set up on my home network, but once I had resolved that issue I found that it simply would not stream the HDMI output from the DVR. To be fair, it did stream the HDMI output from my laptop, but with considerable latency. I suspect that it is a bit finicky about the HDMI input, and frankly wasn't suitable for my purpose, so I returned it for a refund.
Bob Steel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2024
As expected. No faults
Artner Herbert
Reviewed in Germany on November 10, 2022
Produkt ist klein.Ist schnell konfiguriert.Schnell einsatzbereit
michaelt
Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2021
First off, be sure to update the firmware when you first set this unit up. The firmware is available at the DD Mall forum. I can't post the url here since that will probably flag the review as spam. So google for it. They have all the latest firmware files for their different devices posted there. The newest firmware allows setting the things like the key frame interval, which is required to keep You Tube happy.Secondly, because it's such a tiny device, it doesn't have the most powerful encoder in it. You'll not get very good quality at 1 mbit/s video encoding, like you'd get on other, larger devices that have more computing power. At least 2 mbit/s is required to get decent quality.
Marissa K
Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2020
Really small and works well, allows for any HDMI device to go to the web. Pretty much 0 setup required.
MeMyselfAndI
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2020
This little encoder does a fantastic job, so far. I didn't know what to expect out of such a small device. I've had a really hard time finding a reasonable way to get a 4K/60 signal to a really old 720p/30 TV in the kitchen. Other adapters I've tried don't support frame rate conversion even if you already have a scaler on hand, the frame rate still won't work if you need to go from 60 fps to 30. This one does it easily!Using this device: Plug it into power (a longer USB cord and a USB power supply would be a very nice addition to this package. The included USB is very short an no power block come with it.). Connect an Ethernet cable to it and a PC. Change your PCs IP address temporarily to be in the same range as the default IP on this device. Bring up the configuration interface I'm the web browser, change username/password, change network and video settings, and you're all set.I've pulled up the video feed with various RTSP video camera viewers and with VLC media player on PC and be Android based systems just fine. No problems. If you are using WiFi for your network, just know that those speeds are limited and shared across the network. 2.4GHz very easily gets interference from neighbors and equipment, so the speeds can be even slower. This network encoder has plenty of bit rate options, so if you have problems with your network, try lowering the bit rate. Out where I live, I have plenty of bandwidth so streaming to WiFi connected devices isn't a problem for me, but in congested high density areas, it could be an issue for you. Just know that they do have some options in the settings that may help you work around bandwidth limitations.I had a problem getting the latest firmware from the manufacturer's website so I let them know. They gave me an answer within a day or two, sent me the latest firmware directly, fixed their website, provided friendly and clear support.Very happy so far. I'm currently using this 1080p model with a Monoprice down scaler, and it's working great.It would be nice if the 1080p could accept 4k input and only output in 1080p or lower, but that only a minor issue. Their 4K model is rather expensive, especially if you're just trying to convert 4K down.The lag in the signal is about 2 seconds, approximately, which is quite acceptable! You're not going to use this for gaming, but for getting a video signal out across your network, it's fantastic.
Nebcomp
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2020
Aside from a relatively low price, I was impressed that the device worked well in streaming to both YouTube and Dacast. Set up was easy. The administration GUI is straight forward and intuitive. When I did run into trouble with Dacast streaming, technical support accepted the problem immediately and provided a firmware update within a week. The company is responsive and technically competent.Although it doesn't have all the bells and whistles as encoders costing four times as much, the streamed video is virtually identical. The size of the unit and the low power requirements make this ideal for portable streaming as well as studio streaming.
Qi
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020
Works Great!
Minghao
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020
Great for our live streaming of church. Very easy to hookup and streams flawlessly without a problem.
Krystal Rock
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2020
Great live streaming device. Simple set up and operation.
Mike Jason
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2019
When I first saw this item as the smallest HDMI encoder that confirms you can use it for streaming and shows all of the ports, I felt like it was gonna be more of a backup to the more expensive video encoders. After I have hooked it up and have been using it for about two weeks, I've been absolutely blown away with how amazing this thing is. I use this to live stream my tutorial video from my laptop to YouTube. Setup is extremely easy. The best part is it doesn’t require a proprietary power adapter. Also the package comes with a Type-C to HDMI adapter which is perfect for my use. 1080p HD streaming quality is better than I expected, haven’t had any problems with that so far. One thing I noticed was that this encoder can get power from the included Type-C adapter directly, which means this little tiny codec can run fine even without a USB power supply. This is awesome!!!
J. E. Grumling
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
I was looking for a way to stream video from a drone mounted DSLR to tablet. While testing it out I used my cable box as a source. Turns out to be an easy (but probably somewhat expensive) way to send cable box video around my home network using VLC. Now I can put up a video stream in a window on my desktop, view on Apple TV or on my phone. Latency isn't too bad, although buffering will cause sync issues across devices so if that's an issue you might want to look for another solution. There are occasional temporal errors and picture can look a little soft so probably not going to drive your 4K UHD monitor, but for just having the news or other stuff streaming in the background it's good enough.
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