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  • 1.  Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 04-20-2022 18:10

    Hey everyone,

    Looking to upgrade several XPressions over the course of the next few months and was wondering if anyone knows of any quirks or issues with any of the supported cards.

    Specifically we are looking to update the XMIO2 cards we have to gain a 3rd output (alongside replacing some of our oldest CPU/GPU hardware). We are debating between:

    DSX LE4 - 8 Bidirectional to be used 6-out 2-in
    AJA Corvid88 j- 8 Bidirectional same use
    Bluefish444 Kronos8 - 8 Bidirectional
    Blackmagic Quad2 - 8 Bidirectional (trying to avoid this because have had issues with this before)

    Any specific quirks anyone has experienced with any of these setups that we should avoid? (High CPU/GPU/Transfer on video playback, dropped frames, etc)


    Thanks,
    Nick



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    Nick Huntley
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  • 2.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 04-21-2022 05:07
    Not sure about any quirks but I can tell you that we used to ship with the Corvid88. We currently ship with the DSX LE4. I would probably go with one of those 2 as they are the most tested by Ross.

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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 3.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-21-2025 09:38

    Hi Simon
    Which card at the moment?
    This post is already over 3 years old :-)
    And which version of DSX LE4, if still that card?

    Thx
    Best,
    Markus



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    Markus Stoerk
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  • 4.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-21-2025 09:46

    I think we use the LP / FH depending on the size of the system, 1RU, 2RU, 4RU.



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 5.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-21-2025 09:53
    But still the DSX LE4?




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  • 6.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-21-2025 09:54

    Sorry I thought that was implied, yes we are still using the DSX LE4.



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 7.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-21-2025 10:03
    THX ����




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  • 8.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-22-2025 08:39

    I have been using an AJA Corvid 44 BNC (3G-SDI) on my 2 systems and an AJA IOX3 on a mobile system without issue. I suspect the Corvid 88 would be just as reliable.



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    Curtis MacDonald
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  • 9.  RE: Which I/O Card Is Best? Pros & Cons?

    Posted 10-22-2025 13:19

    Ross XPression currently ships the following framebuffers in different platforms

    • Matrox LE4/8/100 Full Height
    • Matrox LE4/44/100 Low Profile
    • Matrox LE5/4/100 Low Profile
    • Matrox LE5 D25 Low Profile
    • Matrox XMIO3/24/100 Low Profile
    • Matrox XMIO5/X2 Full Height
    • Matrox XMIO5 Q25 Full Height
    • AJA IOX3
    • BlackMagic UltraStudio HD Mini

    The card we sell the most of is the LE4/44/100 Low Profile.

    Your use case and requirements will dictate which cards are appropriate. 

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