Vector Orange v.s. Hog IPC

Hi Patrick,

I work for a corporate AV company in Toronto and we have owned two Compulite Vector Blue consoles for over a year now.

I looked at the Hog IPC when we were console shopping but I have not used one on a show yet. The one feature that the IPC lacked at the time was that it could not support a wireless remote control. This is an important feature for me as I find myself focusing moving lights on myself standing on stage or conventional fixtures form a lift without the extra person available to run the desk for me.

Some features that I like on the Vector are:
- Vector supports the ability to download thumbnails via Ethernet from the Catalyst to the console.
- Different modes for the playback faders, including rate for each playback and direct control of channel intensities.
- Networking a laptop computer or another console as a tracking backup.
- Having 5 Encoder wheels and a trackball.
- Undo/Redo, Cut/Copy and Paste buttons.
- Expanding the DMX outs using Ethernet based E-Port (Compulite) or ArtNet nodes.
- 10 playback faders plus 10 Q-Keys (playbacks without faders)
- A B cossfader and a large GO button.
- Ethernet based Playback Wings with 10 playbacks and 10 Q-keys.
- Windows PDA based remote control.

I believe that you can use an external touch screen monitor. But having two on the Blue Vector I use just regular VGA LCD screens.

I am assuming that your company is in the US because finding programmers who are familiar with the Hog platform will be much easier than the Vector. But I find that most Hog programmers adapt to the Vector quickly.

You can download a video tutorial from the Compulite web site.

I would try both consoles on shows before making your final decision and good luck!

Paul

Hi Patrick,

I work for a corporate AV company in Toronto and we have owned two Compulite Vector Blue consoles for over a year now.

I looked at the Hog IPC when we were console shopping but I have not used one on a show yet. The one feature that the IPC lacked at the time was that it could not support a wireless remote control. This is an important feature for me as I find myself focusing moving lights on myself standing on stage or conventional fixtures form a lift without the extra person available to run the desk for me.

Some features that I like on the Vector are:
- Vector supports the ability to download thumbnails via Ethernet from the Catalyst to the console.
- Different modes for the playback faders, including rate for each playback and direct control of channel intensities.
- Networking a laptop computer or another console as a tracking backup.
- Having 5 Encoder wheels and a trackball.
- Undo/Redo, Cut/Copy and Paste buttons.
- Expanding the DMX outs using Ethernet based E-Port (Compulite) or ArtNet nodes.
- 10 playback faders plus 10 Q-Keys (playbacks without faders)
- A B cossfader and a large GO button.
- Ethernet based Playback Wings with 10 playbacks and 10 Q-keys.
- Windows PDA based remote control.

I believe that you can use an external touch screen monitor. But having two on the Blue Vector I use just regular VGA LCD screens.

I am assuming that your company is in the US because finding programmers who are familiar with the Hog platform will be much easier than the Vector. But I find that most Hog programmers adapt to the Vector quickly.

You can download a video tutorial from the Compulite web site.

I would try both consoles on shows before making your final decision and good luck!

Paul