I have toured exclusively with Hog consoles for the past 4 years, and just started a job where they own a bunch of ETC consoles. My supervisors are open to making the switch to Hog, but only if I can justify it with reasons (and not just wants and comfort) for leaving the ETC line. We currently have an Eos and Ion. Any technical or factual reasons why making the switch to Hog would be greatly appreciated.
Hardware Improvments: Larger and Higher Quality Displays 3-Axis Trackball (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) 5 Encoders (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) Front Panel Display & Jog/Shuttle dial (Hog 4 only) Built in Keyboard (Hog 4 only) Multitouch Capable Displays Motorized Faders (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) Dedicated Grand Master (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) Assignable Front Panel Function Keys Built in DMX outputs Separate Back and Pause Buttons (not HH4) Additional Pig Key (not HH4) Solid State Drives for speed and reliability 3 External Screens (Hog 4 only) Built in MIDI and LTC (Hog 4 and Full Boar 4 only) Storage Drawer with USB power (Hog 4 only) Software Upgrades and Reinstalls in minutes
Softwareware Improvements: Plot View & Pixel Mapping Compound Fixtures Media Integration and CITP User Kinds Playback Scale Masters Assignable Command Keys Fast New Shows Video Matrix Control DMX Test Visualizer Bundled Reporting, Print to PDF Lock Screen OSC Remote Control XML Import/Export Menu Window
Hardware Improvments: Larger and Higher Quality Displays 3-Axis Trackball (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) 5 Encoders (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) Front Panel Display & Jog/Shuttle dial (Hog 4 only) Built in Keyboard (Hog 4 only) Multitouch Capable Displays Motorized Faders (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) Dedicated Grand Master (Hog 4 & Full Boar 4 only) Assignable Front Panel Function Keys Built in DMX outputs Separate Back and Pause Buttons (not HH4) Additional Pig Key (not HH4) Solid State Drives for speed and reliability 3 External Screens (Hog 4 only) Built in MIDI and LTC (Hog 4 and Full Boar 4 only) Storage Drawer with USB power (Hog 4 only) Software Upgrades and Reinstalls in minutes
Softwareware Improvements: Plot View & Pixel Mapping Compound Fixtures Media Integration and CITP User Kinds Playback Scale Masters Assignable Command Keys Fast New Shows Video Matrix Control DMX Test Visualizer Bundled Reporting, Print to PDF Lock Screen OSC Remote Control XML Import/Export Menu Window
