i have a question from a console operator that i cant answer

they want to know why the eos is the only console that doesent have a dmx port on it. i told her that etc is looking forward to a time when those arent needed. she then just looked at me funny. what can i tell her?

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  • Off the top of my head, I know that the Wholehog 3 (the full console, not Road Hog) does not have DMX ports- it uses outboard DMX processors.  Not sure about the GrandMA.

    I can't speak to ETC's plans, but distributed DMX processing is one way to help deal with large shows and greater DMX channel counts.

    Or another way to look at it - laptop computers have a built-in screen, while desktop computers require an external monitor.  Is either way better?

    -Todd

  • Eos was designed with the idea that it would be a large networked system.   You'd probably have a backup.  If you network your output, there is no hardline DMX switching required when changing from primary to backup.  Networking requires much less hardware and is less complex.

    Does that help??

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