On October 22, 2010 at 06:43, ejfiii said...
You're missing a lot.
TPS12 & 15 could NOT accept a high res video input - 480i only. TPMC12CH & TPMC15CH could not either- they had a single 480i composite input. TPMC17 had dual video inputs with crestron Home cat5 HD inputs but it has been discontinued for for more than a year.
TPS12GQM TPS15GQM & TPS17GQM could all accept dual high res video inputs BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE A QMTX SENDING VIDEO TO IT at $1100 each.
Lets break it down for you:
TPS12GQM at 800x600 (why would you even want hd video on a 800x600 display?) is $8k with no video signal. TPMCV12 is composite only for $6800.
Regular old V12 with a DGE1 is also $6800. That also gets you composite video. You could get the V12 by itself for $3600 and a DGE2 for $6k and you get dual high res inputs but why on an 800x600 panel? $9600 is less than a TPS12GQM with two QMTX transmitters.
TPS15GQM at 1024x768 (again, not HD) can accept two hd video inputs using two QMTX transmitters as above. Panel price is $10k before the QMTX units.
TPMCV15 is composite only at 1280x768 for $8k.
Like the V12 above, a V15 with DGE2 will have dual hd video inputs for a total of $10,400. Compare that to $10,400 for a TPS15GQM with two QMTX transmitters for a 4:3 panel.
TPS17GQM is 1280x1024 at $12k with no video or $14,400 with two QMTX transmitters.
V15 with DGE2 and 2 hd inputs is $10,400 as above. Same resolution panel, obviously better form factor and graphics.
How exactly are the V panels a step back?
My point is that in this day and age, and with products that we design, sell and program into our clients homes , I am surprised that something like a "higher resolution" video input is not available for the likes of new models of touchpanels. To me , it is a no brainer and I don't think the client should have to spend thousands more to have it.
Having a composite video input (welcome to the eighties) from a cable box or Apple TV to a 800x600 or 1280x1024 display, is certainly not the same as a component or HDMI (remember this is what we are supposed to embrace for Hollywood) video input from a cable box or Apple to 800x600 or 1280x1024 Crestron panel. I don’t think the client should not have to pay thousands of dollars more to get this simple feature.
Clients want higher resolution TV feeds on their large control panels in their kitchen walls or counter tops. We are in the integration business, and call me crazy, but it makes sense to me that if you have a 15" control panel in your home it is almost a given, that it should do that. Clients do not want a 15" panel and a 19" TV right beside it. We are in the business to de-clutter wall acne as much as we are in the control business. (speaking of residential market)
I feel this is a “huge “ oversight on one little detail.
Clients might as well just get an iPad app. (then no one will make any money but Stevie boy.)
