Magewell Pro Convert IP to HDMI

About this product

If you need network video on a screen in a control room, gallery or meeting room, the usual answer is a PC tucked behind the display. The Pro Convert IP to HDMI replaces that PC with a small standalone NDI decoder. It converts up to four IP streams into one QHD HDMI signal: one stream full screen, two as picture-in-picture, or four in a quad view. QHD means 2560×1440, which sits between HD and 4K, so it suits monitoring walls, control rooms and meeting-room displays that need a sharp picture straight from the network.

Three layouts, one box

Pick the layout that suits the job and switch between them from the Web UI, so you can change what the screen shows without touching a cable.

• Single screen. One stream, up to 2560×1440 at 60 fps, in any supported protocol and in H.264, H.265, SpeedHQ or MPEG-2. This is the layout that shows an NDI High Bandwidth source at full quality.
• Picture-in-picture. Two streams, each up to 1920×1080 at 60 fps. A good fit for a presenter and their content on one display.
• Quad screen. Four streams, each up to 1920×1080 at 60 fps, in H.264 or H.265. It works with NDI HX2, NDI HX3 and the streaming protocols, so four NDI HX cameras can share one screen instead of needing a monitor each.

Quad screen is for H.264 and H.265 streams, so show NDI High Bandwidth sources in single screen or picture-in-picture.

What goes in

• NDI. NDI High Bandwidth, NDI HX2 and NDI HX3, with support for NDI 6.3.
• Streaming protocols. MPEG-TS over RTP, UDP, SRT or RIST, plus RTMP, RTSP, HTTP, HLS and Zixi. That range lets you view a contribution feed from another site as well as sources on the local network.
• Audio. AAC, MP3, AC3, Opus and G.711.

What comes out

• HDMI. One HDMI 2.0 output, up to 2560×1440 at 60 fps, in 4:4:4 8-bit or 4:2:2 12-bit.
• Colour and HDR. BT.601, BT.709 and BT.2020 colour spaces, with HDR in PQ and HLG form, ready for HDR sources on an HDR display.
• Audio. Eight channels embedded in the HDMI signal at 48 or 96 kHz, so sound arrives at the screen on the same cable as the picture.

One cable for power and video

• Power. PoE (IEEE 802.3af) or PoE+ (802.3at) through the network cable, so there is no socket to find behind the screen. Where the switch has no PoE, use the USB Type-C port at 5 V or 12 V with the supplied power adapter. Maximum consumption is about 6.62 W.
• Size. 120 × 79.3 × 24.5 mm, small enough to sit behind a display.
• Mounting. A bracket with fasteners is in the box, and the case has a ¼-20 threaded hole, which saves sourcing fixings separately.

Set it up your way

• From a browser. The Web UI is where you pick sources and layout from any computer on the network. It also shows a preview of the output, so you can check the screen from your desk, and offers PTZ camera control.
• At the screen. A USB keyboard or mouse plugs into the USB Type-A port, and there are on-board controls, so you can change source on the spot.
• Tally. Tally lights show red when the connected NDI source is live and green when it is in preview.
• Many units. It can register with Magewell Control Hub or Zixi ZEN Master, and HTTP APIs are provided, which keeps a building full of decoders manageable from one place.

Where it sits in the range

This is the QHD model, and it earns its place wherever an HD or QHD screen needs to show network sources. If you need a 4K picture, see the Pro Convert IP to HDMI 4K. To bring a stream into a computer rather than onto a screen, see the Pro Convert IP to USB. The rest of the family is on the Pro Convert IP page.