Best streaming solution for a 3 HD camera set-up

Hi,

We are looking for a reliable, affordable, quick to setup streaming solution. We have done some previous streaming but it was not perfect (video quality was not good, audio was not sync and we had some black bars (used ustream with SD quality with Edirol V8 (composite), Canopus and MacBook Pro).

The requirements are:
- Handle HD-SDI input for 3 camera's
- HD recording (SD streaming is an option)
- Streaming to an affordable website (no payment per viewer)
- Audio will be a separate input by XLR, so syncing has to be easy
- reliable!
- on site the upload bandwidth is not an issue (>100Mpbs)

My questions are:
- should I use a HW or SW switching solution? How reliable is SW switching nowadays?
- What is the best streaming software for this (Wirecast, FMLE, ?)? Or should i use HW (Viewcast Osprey, Cisco AS-8100)?
- what is the best streaming website (ustream, livestream, dacast, kaltura)?

I am prepared to spend some money but want have the best value.

Regards,
Joris

better to use HW solution which is more reliable than SW solution.

i got one product called Media Master would be suitable for you.
it is an all in one, recording and streaming in one box, and supports up to 4x FULL HD inputs.

give me your email, i will send you details.

simon

I worked my way through all of the SW solutions findind that they all fell short com production time.

I ended up buying the TriCaster TXD300, and LOVE it. One of the best, tough, decision ever made. Perfect? No, but damn close for what we do.

Craig Thompson
President
GWHQ Productions
Dallas