Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender
- Price: $375.25
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- Mfr# HDLEXT-DVI
Product Highlights
- SD/HD SDI
- 3GB/s SDI Technology
- USB Powered
Now you can route your computer monitor via your SDI router! The Blackmagic HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender lets you can extend the DVI-D connection to your computer monitor via simple SDI cables! Now it's much easier to connect your computer displays anywhere in your facility, or even to more than one monitor when using any 3 Gb/s SDI router. DVI Extender also works as a regular DVI to SD/HD-SDI video converter, that's perfect for broadcast graphics!
- Route Your Computer Monitor
- Imagine the creative freedom to design your facility the way you want! Now you can move noisy computers out of client rooms plus you can even have a duplicate computer monitor for your client to watch! DVI Extender is easy to use and plugs into an HDLink Pro or HDLink Optical Fiber converter at the other end of the monitor extension. This means you can use a single monitor for either computer or video monitoring!
- Built in SDI Audio Embedding
- DVI Extender includes a standard 3.5mm audio mini jack input so you can connect audio from your computer! That means you get full 3D accelerated graphics and audio from your computer to SDI. That's a perfect solution for digital signage, Flash playback, PowerPoint, gaming and more! Now any software can be output to crystal clear SDI video!
- Convert DVI to SDI Video
- With DVI Extender, you can harness your computer's built in 3D accelerated display to create realtime broadcast graphics in standard definition and high definition video. Simply set the control panel to Video Output and DVI extender will output NTSC, PAL, 720 HD or 1080 HD resolution SDI video with embedded audio from your computer via the audio input jack.
- Advanced 3 Gb/s SDI Technology
- The latest 3 Gb/s SDI technology is built into DVI Extender, making it fully compatible with all of your SD and HD-SDI equipment. With 3 Gb/s SDI you know that DVI Extender will be fully compatible with new video formats in the future! Adding new formats is easy, as they can be loaded via DVI Extender's USB connection.
- Full Digital Quality
- Unlike older scan converters, DVI Extender is a fully digital converter that connects the DVI-D output on your computer to SDI equipment such as HDLink Pro. That's a direct pixel-for-pixel digital connection to SDI, which is the highest quality possible and eliminates all scaling problems!
- Powers From Any USB Port
- DVI Extender does not need messy power supplies because it connects directly to any USB port on your computer. That's ideal for portable use, because DVI Extender can be powered directly from your laptop. Or you could even use a portable iPod USB power supply!
| Video Input | DVI-D x1 |
| Audio Input | 3GB/s SD/HD-SDI x1 |
| Audio Input | 3.5mm stereo mini jack x1 |
| Video Resolution |
Select 720 x 486 for 525i/59.94 (NTSC), 720 x 576 for 625i/50 (PAL), 1280 x 720 for 720HD Select 1920 x 1080 for 1080HD video formats |
| USB | USB 2.0 port |
| Power Requirements | Powered by USB (requires 5VDC USB / compatible with iPod USB power adapter) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 13 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
82%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Compact (12)
- Easy to use (11)
- Professional quality (9)
- Lightweight (7)
- Highly compatible (6)
Cons
- Limited compatibility (5)
- Lacks functionality (3)
Best Uses
- In the studio (5)
- Complex projects (4)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Business owner (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (9)
Most Liked Positive Review
Great Quality, but one gotcha
The quality of the video that this product outputs is very good. The embedding of audio is a great feature too. If you plan to use it in a broadcast/production workflow make sure ...Read complete review
The quality of the video that this product outputs is very good. The embedding of audio is a great feature too. If you plan to use it in a broadcast/production workflow make sure that your computer's video card can output 59.94hz. It is the only way to get the DVI Extender to output 1080 or 720 that is compatible with video switchers and recorders in an HDSDI production environment.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Works with monitors, not with decks
I purchased this in order to quickly convert Quicktime files to tape by playing the files in full screen mode and recording the output of the DVI Extender to tape.
All the documentati...Read complete review
I purchased this in order to quickly convert Quicktime files to tape by playing the files in full screen mode and recording the output of the DVI Extender to tape.
All the documentation claims that the output is "compatible with all SDI equipment", but the decks were not happy with the SDI output of the DVI Extender (SD and HD). When I called Blackmagic support on this issue, I was told they've only tested it with monitors, not decks. They didn't seem terribly interested in looking into it, either.
The decks I tried this on were an HVR1500, F500, and SR5800 (all Sony).
If you are looking to just display your computer desktop on an SDI monitor, it works as advertised for that purpose, and looks great.
I would love to see a firmware fix from Blackmagic Design to stabilize the SDI output to truly work with ALL SDI equipment.
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 13 customers
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Displaying reviews 1-13
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Computer Screen Broadcast
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Really easy to hook up and worked flawless right away. Planning on buying a couple more in a few months to complete our whole system
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
- Lacks Functionality
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Once we downloaded the latest driver it worked well with PC and Mac.We are using it to convert DVI to HD/SDI for input to switchers.We have successively used it with ATEM and Analog Way switchers.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Improves Performance
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- Independent Films
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I use this product in order to properly send a true 1080p signal to other black magic devices over SDI. This does not only work as an extender for DVI but as a signal converter for accurate signal processing
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Improves Performance
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Works great..I'm using this to connect my MacBook Pro to a Sony MCS -8M video mixer. For some reason the DVI connection from the MacBook to the mixer wouldn't work correctly and this converter did the trick. Worked perfect out of the box!
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I used the DVI Extender to output a HD (1920x1080) signal from a Mac Pro Tower to a Panasonic projector for a live presentation to an audience. Seamless! The straight forward hookup and installation took about 2 minutes and I was outputing a extremely clean signal. No downside that I encountered, it worked exactly as advertised! Thanks Blackmagic!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
- Limited Compatibility
- Poor Performance
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I like the meaning of this product, but it is unstable. It flicker and changing colors..
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Great for Mac products
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
For years, I've been exporting analogue video from an iMac via FireWire to use on a video board at live sporting events. It's an effective and cost-effective way to deliver the video elements of our scoreboard show. In the coming season, we're going to play in an arena with an HD video board and their control room equipment is (of course) significantly different. In order to continue to playing back our show on the iMac, I had to find a way to convert our exported video to SDI in real-time, and in researching the matter, I came across the HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender from Blackmagic Design. I had heard good things about Blackmagic products from colleagues and, from the description of the DVI Extender (and the moderate price point), it seemed like it would be a good fit since I knew I could also export video from the iMac through its DVI port.
Having ordered products from B&H before, I knew I'd get the DVI extender in only a day two once I placed the order, even though I'm in Canada. Sure enough, it arrived quickly and I immediately went to the iMac to give it a try. All I had to do was drag-and-drop a file of software from the Blackmagic driver disc into my applications folder, hook up the DVI cable from the iMac to the DVI Extender and the SDI out from the Extender to an SDI monitor and bingo…we were in business. I launched my video program, set the output to the proper port and that was it…HD video from my iMAC converted to SDI in real-time. If only ALL products were so simple to install and worked so well.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
- Recommended:
- SDI cable, DVI to mini-DVI cable (Mac)
Pros
- Compact Design
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
- Lacks Functionality
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I bought this wanting to use it to capture the screen of (primarily) Windows laptops, and send the signal into a production video switcher to be used as a video input in a live editing/broadcasting system. Turns out, this device has to have an input size that's equal to whatever output size you need. (I needed an output size from it, into my switcher, to be 1920x1080) Since most Windows laptops can't output 1920x1080 it wouldn't work for me. I wished it was setup to accept a broader range of input sizes and scale them to several choices of output sizes...but it can't.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
Cons
- No DVI Loop
- No Genlock
Best Uses
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Very easy to set up and use. The USB interface is easy to install and simple to use.
I purchased this product to view QuickTime videos output from the second DVI output of my graphics card and input to my routing switcher to view on HD-SDI destinations.
Picture quality is good for the price but there is some artifacts in text. Wouldn't use it as an extended desktop or dual display. No genlock capability.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- HD on location
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I plan on using the DVI extender with Qtake video recording and effects software, to output recorded HD video to on set monitors
Pros
- Compact Design
Cons
- Lacks Functionality
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I purchased this in order to quickly convert Quicktime files to tape by playing the files in full screen mode and recording the output of the DVI Extender to tape.
All the documentation claims that the output is "compatible with all SDI equipment", but the decks were not happy with the SDI output of the DVI Extender (SD and HD). When I called Blackmagic support on this issue, I was told they've only tested it with monitors, not decks. They didn't seem terribly interested in looking into it, either.
The decks I tried this on were an HVR1500, F500, and SR5800 (all Sony).
If you are looking to just display your computer desktop on an SDI monitor, it works as advertised for that purpose, and looks great.
I would love to see a firmware fix from Blackmagic Design to stabilize the SDI output to truly work with ALL SDI equipment.
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Professional Quality
Cons
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
The quality of the video that this product outputs is very good. The embedding of audio is a great feature too. If you plan to use it in a broadcast/production workflow make sure that your computer's video card can output 59.94hz. It is the only way to get the DVI Extender to output 1080 or 720 that is compatible with video switchers and recorders in an HDSDI production environment.
Displaying reviews 1-13
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 13 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
82%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Compact (12)
- Easy to use (11)
- Professional quality (9)
- Lightweight (7)
- Highly compatible (6)
Cons
- Limited compatibility (5)
- Lacks functionality (3)
Best Uses
- In the studio (5)
- Complex projects (4)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Business owner (5)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (9)
Most Liked Positive Review
Great Quality, but one gotcha
The quality of the video that this product outputs is very good. The embedding of audio is a great feature too. If you plan to use it in a broadcast/production workflow make sure ...Read complete review
The quality of the video that this product outputs is very good. The embedding of audio is a great feature too. If you plan to use it in a broadcast/production workflow make sure that your computer's video card can output 59.94hz. It is the only way to get the DVI Extender to output 1080 or 720 that is compatible with video switchers and recorders in an HDSDI production environment.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Works with monitors, not with decks
I purchased this in order to quickly convert Quicktime files to tape by playing the files in full screen mode and recording the output of the DVI Extender to tape.
All the documentati...Read complete review
I purchased this in order to quickly convert Quicktime files to tape by playing the files in full screen mode and recording the output of the DVI Extender to tape.
All the documentation claims that the output is "compatible with all SDI equipment", but the decks were not happy with the SDI output of the DVI Extender (SD and HD). When I called Blackmagic support on this issue, I was told they've only tested it with monitors, not decks. They didn't seem terribly interested in looking into it, either.
The decks I tried this on were an HVR1500, F500, and SR5800 (all Sony).
If you are looking to just display your computer desktop on an SDI monitor, it works as advertised for that purpose, and looks great.
I would love to see a firmware fix from Blackmagic Design to stabilize the SDI output to truly work with ALL SDI equipment.
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 13 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-13
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Computer Screen Broadcast
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Really easy to hook up and worked flawless right away. Planning on buying a couple more in a few months to complete our whole system
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
- Lacks Functionality
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Once we downloaded the latest driver it worked well with PC and Mac.We are using it to convert DVI to HD/SDI for input to switchers.We have successively used it with ATEM and Analog Way switchers.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Improves Performance
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- Independent Films
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I use this product in order to properly send a true 1080p signal to other black magic devices over SDI. This does not only work as an extender for DVI but as a signal converter for accurate signal processing
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Improves Performance
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Works great..I'm using this to connect my MacBook Pro to a Sony MCS -8M video mixer. For some reason the DVI connection from the MacBook to the mixer wouldn't work correctly and this converter did the trick. Worked perfect out of the box!
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I used the DVI Extender to output a HD (1920x1080) signal from a Mac Pro Tower to a Panasonic projector for a live presentation to an audience. Seamless! The straight forward hookup and installation took about 2 minutes and I was outputing a extremely clean signal. No downside that I encountered, it worked exactly as advertised! Thanks Blackmagic!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
- Limited Compatibility
- Poor Performance
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I like the meaning of this product, but it is unstable. It flicker and changing colors..
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Great for Mac products
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
For years, I've been exporting analogue video from an iMac via FireWire to use on a video board at live sporting events. It's an effective and cost-effective way to deliver the video elements of our scoreboard show. In the coming season, we're going to play in an arena with an HD video board and their control room equipment is (of course) significantly different. In order to continue to playing back our show on the iMac, I had to find a way to convert our exported video to SDI in real-time, and in researching the matter, I came across the HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender from Blackmagic Design. I had heard good things about Blackmagic products from colleagues and, from the description of the DVI Extender (and the moderate price point), it seemed like it would be a good fit since I knew I could also export video from the iMac through its DVI port.
Having ordered products from B&H before, I knew I'd get the DVI extender in only a day two once I placed the order, even though I'm in Canada. Sure enough, it arrived quickly and I immediately went to the iMac to give it a try. All I had to do was drag-and-drop a file of software from the Blackmagic driver disc into my applications folder, hook up the DVI cable from the iMac to the DVI Extender and the SDI out from the Extender to an SDI monitor and bingo…we were in business. I launched my video program, set the output to the proper port and that was it…HD video from my iMAC converted to SDI in real-time. If only ALL products were so simple to install and worked so well.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
- Recommended:
- SDI cable, DVI to mini-DVI cable (Mac)
Pros
- Compact Design
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
- Lacks Functionality
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I bought this wanting to use it to capture the screen of (primarily) Windows laptops, and send the signal into a production video switcher to be used as a video input in a live editing/broadcasting system. Turns out, this device has to have an input size that's equal to whatever output size you need. (I needed an output size from it, into my switcher, to be 1920x1080) Since most Windows laptops can't output 1920x1080 it wouldn't work for me. I wished it was setup to accept a broader range of input sizes and scale them to several choices of output sizes...but it can't.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
Cons
- No DVI Loop
- No Genlock
Best Uses
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
Very easy to set up and use. The USB interface is easy to install and simple to use.
I purchased this product to view QuickTime videos output from the second DVI output of my graphics card and input to my routing switcher to view on HD-SDI destinations.
Picture quality is good for the price but there is some artifacts in text. Wouldn't use it as an extended desktop or dual display. No genlock capability.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- HD on location
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I plan on using the DVI extender with Qtake video recording and effects software, to output recorded HD video to on set monitors
Pros
- Compact Design
Cons
- Lacks Functionality
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
I purchased this in order to quickly convert Quicktime files to tape by playing the files in full screen mode and recording the output of the DVI Extender to tape.
All the documentation claims that the output is "compatible with all SDI equipment", but the decks were not happy with the SDI output of the DVI Extender (SD and HD). When I called Blackmagic support on this issue, I was told they've only tested it with monitors, not decks. They didn't seem terribly interested in looking into it, either.
The decks I tried this on were an HVR1500, F500, and SR5800 (all Sony).
If you are looking to just display your computer desktop on an SDI monitor, it works as advertised for that purpose, and looks great.
I would love to see a firmware fix from Blackmagic Design to stabilize the SDI output to truly work with ALL SDI equipment.
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Professional Quality
Cons
- Limited Compatibility
Best Uses
- In The Studio
Comments about Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender:
The quality of the video that this product outputs is very good. The embedding of audio is a great feature too. If you plan to use it in a broadcast/production workflow make sure that your computer's video card can output 59.94hz. It is the only way to get the DVI Extender to output 1080 or 720 that is compatible with video switchers and recorders in an HDSDI production environment.
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