Is there not a system out there today that likes SATELLITE? Every system I've looked at has a more difficult time dealing with satellite than the old DOS systems which worked well with satellite. Sure, I understand that most of us are voice-tracking, but many of us are using satellite during off-hours so that we at least are live in case something big happens in the news.
The old systems, and I'll put the Digilink up as an example, accepted closures, didn't feed two audio sources at once, auto-filled the breaks, fired liners, offered simple jock changes and clock changes, could be programmed a week in advance without having to worry about whether the log loaded at midnight, provided play logs, etc.
The biggest issue with Digilink, aside from the fact that the proprietary boards had to be reseated on occasion, and the fact that they weren't made for voice-tracking, was the inability to do wav files and digital audio file import.
Has anyone used the Digilink Extreme? It offers many of the features of the old Digilinks, on a Windows platform.
Also, what exactly is the issue with multiple stations? Seems like if you've got five stations operating independently but on a LAN, you should have the ability to pull or push files to the individual stations from a production unit by using an import folder. If you're storing everything for a station on a local drive, why do you need a server? You certainly don't want to have to load files from the server just before they air.
As far as reading the various posts, there is someone out there who doesn't like every system available. I have to conclude that we all base our opinions on individual experiences. If we own a product and it worked for us, we like it. If we had a problem, we globalize it. I gues we should have a Consumer Reports for broadcast software.
Just my random thoughts, and I'm looking for input from you folks who have done this.
