Have you had issues with a USB 3.0 Extender? We have! Here are some alternate options! The most reliable way to extend video for use with USB is actually HD-SDI cabling coupled with a SDI-to-USB frame grabber. But there are other options such as RTSP streaming to a virtual webcam and NDI streaming to a virtual input. We review all the options for extending USB 3.0 without expensive and un-reliable USB 3.0 extensions.
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What is the best usb 3.0 extender?
1. What is the best USB 3.0
Extender?
The Answer May Surprise You!
2. The Problem with USB 3.0 Extenders
1. Too many of the USB 3.0 Extensions are
unreliable
2. Fiber USB 3.0 extensions get kinked and
stop working
3. There are reliable alternatives!
3. Reliable USB 3.0 Extension Alternatives
1. HD-SDI cabling used with a HD-SDI to USB 3.0
Frame Grabber
2. RTSP Streaming to a Software like Wirecast or vMix
using the Virtual Webcam output
3. Using the NewTek NDI (now available natively built
into PTZOptics cameras) with the virtual camera
input.
4. HD-SDI to USB 3.0 for USB 3.0 Extension
Ideal for long cable runs where
reliability is important. HD-SDI
cabling is incredibly durable and
available in extremely long
lengths.
5. Using Ethernet and Virtual Webcams
There are ways to go all IP with
an ethernet cable. This scenario
using a “Virtual Input” and pulls
in low-latency video over your
network into a USB driver
selectable in any software on
your computer.
11. So as you can see… Extending USB 3.0 can be
easier done without “USB 3.0 Extenders...”
Here is a quick video where we walk through some of the options...
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