Signal Distribution Devices

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HA5-4k

Works exactly the same as an FX4, but with less flexibility/expandability. 1x 4k60 split into 4 channels of 1080 in a 2x2 grid (essentially default mode of FX4). Highly recommended and a better price point. But no hardware sync! Who needs that anyway…

Blackmagic Design (BMD)

In general, I love BMD devices, but they can be finicky, particularly if you don’t use them often. If you plug in a BMD device and it doesn’t recognize, it’s probably because the firmware on the device needs updating. If you install the latest version of Desktop Video, and it still doesn’t recognize, you need to roll back to an older version of Desktop Video and then verify functionality and slowly update, with verification, until you get to the most recent version. To uninstall a new version that doesn’t work, first run the uninstaller, then delete the following BMD files in these two paths: /Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve and /Macintosh HD/Users/me/Library/Preferences – you can read more about this technique here. Worked great for me when my Monitor 3G wasn’t recognizing.

Design Mini Monitor / UltraStudio Monitor 3G

Love this thing, but it definitely reduces frame rate over native outputs (at least on M1 OS 12.5). It also has limited rez and hz options. No WUX. Technically an EDID ghost that doesn’t consume a native output.

My BMD Converter isn't working anymore?

Welcome to hell! You're going to need to find the latest functional driver by going through old versions of Desktop Video.