Roland V-1SDI-W Web Streaming Bundle

As always I get a product, check for latest firmware and software before use. Since then had it for 8 months and never any problem with it. Used it in several 8 hours event production with computer and cameras and works perfect. On a table with cables and airflow in open air. One small note maybee but always important, same format on all inputs important (apart from the hdmi 3 scaler input) can make it lock up.. mostly used it in 1080i or 720p.

Just installed one of these units for a client. Had tested a few times but only for about an half hour each time. During my clients 3 hour open house the V-1SDI shut down twice. Now the unit will only go about 1 1/2 hours before overheating. Had to place it on a laptop cooling pad just to make it through a 2 hour Sunday Church service. NOT a reliable product!!!

Just installed one of these units for a client. During this my clients 3 hour open house the V-1SDI shut down twice. Now the unit will only go about 1 1/2 hours before overheating. Had to place it on a laptop cooling pad just to make it through a 2 hour Sunday Church service. NOT a reliable product!!!

This is an update to a previous review; Roland proactively contacted me based on my previous feedback (quoted as originally written below) and has done a great job of making things right and standing behind their product. Roland Technical Support was prompt and professional in exchanging the defective unit we had received initially for a replacement unit; in addition to the manufacturer's own burn-in and testing period, we've used the replacement switcher on some fairly hot days outside and the it has been stable. The surface of the switcher still gets noticeably warm, but no further crashes or instability have been reported from the field, and it does a great job of being a simple yet powerful little switcher. It's not without a few quirks and default settings that should always be checked - most notably, the sleep timer that isn't disabled by default - but it's a great value and for simple jobs, nice and easy to just setup and go compared to anything else in this price range. ORIGINAL REVIEW FROM 4/10/17, which this review replaced: Except for the fact that it has repeatedly overheated, in the middle of a show, dropping all inputs and outputs until it is manually power-cycled, it's a *fantastic* piece of gear. Until Roland comes up with a solution / better thermal design in hardware, it's probably best to stick with the older, more stable V-1HD and spend the money you'll save on a few SDI/HDMI converters....

Have had this switcher for about 6 months. There have been a couple of major disappointments. First, out of the box no embedded audio on the SDI output. Chasing my tail for an hour, got in touch with Roland tech support. Roland says oh, known issue, needed to update firmware. No biggie. What? KNOWN issue out of the box? No audio on program output? That's a basic function of the device. How could you ship a product designed to be an audio mixer and an SDI video switcher with no audio output? Call that fail number 1. Issue number two. Aware of other feedback mentioning the possibility of overheating, do not cover up the small vent grill. We have been very conscious of keeping the vent clear, but the switcher decided to lock up in the middle of a live broadcast due to overheating. Not once but 4 times until we propped the unit up in the air to allow the heat to dissipate from below as well as all other sides. Done with this failure, cannot be trusted again.

easy to set up and use. Don't know it can hold a title slide image but other than that it is perfect.

I have really been impressed with how robust this unit has been in such a small package. I love that you can also hook up and iPad for accessing the settings.