ZeeVee ships the $2,500 ZvPro 250

by Steven Kim posted Mar 12th 2009 at 8:47AM

It seems like ages ago that we first heard about ZeeVee's range-topping ZvPro streamer for sending HD content hither and yon on across existing coax lines at up to 1080i resolution, but really it's only been a few months. The linked press release puts a commercial signage angle on this rack-mountable box, but with the RS-232 control, Toslink input and assignable pairing of the audio and video inputs, we're thinking this would fit pretty nicely in the home, thank you very much. Unfortunately, the $2,500 price that's "disruptive" for the commercial market is just "discouraging" for home users. Trickle down can't come soon enough.

Filed under: Media streamers, Others, Cable

Tags: streamer, zeevee, zvpro, zvpro 250, Zvpro250

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Jon @ Mar 12th 2009 10:13AM

You mean someone actually bought the original one ?

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Kyle @ Mar 12th 2009 11:36AM

I think the idea of the ZeeVee box is amazing! But I do see it as something that is really only a stop-gap product until full streaming is a viable option built into our set-top boxes / displays. The box is great from everything I've read and we're looking to get one into our store here.

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HDTVFanAtic @ Mar 12th 2009 1:37PM

Might want to read the specs.

YPbPr will only do 60 field/1920x1080i sometime in the future with a firmware update (and we know how well future plans always work out on time) and no one knows if it will really work as well as expected as its not out yet.

VGA will never do full 1920x1080
Resolutions Supported:
640x480, 720x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1176x664, 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1360x768, 1440x900 at 60 70, 72, 75, 85 Hz. 1680x1050 at 60 Hz

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HDpurist @ Mar 13th 2009 6:28PM

Good idea, but way over priced. Add to the fact that the general interest is not there and hence, little demand for this fancy gold plated pepper shaker.

So, no sales revenue, and you have a boat with a big hole at the bottom.

This device is worth less than $200.

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Phil @ Mar 26th 2009 12:59AM

HDpurist - comparable devices would cost you somewhere in the range of $15k. Just an HD encoder alone costs approximately $10k

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