BirdDog PLAY 

4K NDI Player with full support for NDI® 5

HELLO WORLD. COME PLAY

Meet PLAY, the newest and smallest 4K NDI Player on the planet with full support for NDI® 5. Now connections are a breeze, simply connect PLAY to your NDI network, plug it into your TV via HDMI and use your own remote to browse the new and gorgeous interface.

NDI® 5.

PLAY supports all the new NDI® 5 functions including high bandwidth NDI, NDI® HX2 and HX3. Learn more about all the amazing features of NDI 5 here.

Tiny footprint.

Play measures just 85mm x 85mm x 19mm and only weighs 97grams.

Incredible API support.

RESTful API, Crestron control module, Zoom API, Q-SYS API. You name it, PLAY supports it.

4K UHD. HDMI 2.0

Receive NDI® in resolutions all the way up to UHD60p*.

*Full NDI® max 1080p60, NDI®|HX max UHD60p

USB Power.

PLAY is powered by standard USB-C for maximum flexibility.

CEC control. BYO remote.

The built-in CEC control lets you use your own remote to browse and play NDI® sources.

Technical specs:

RESOLUTIONS AND FRAME RATES*

UHD 2160p – 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

HD 1080p – 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60

HD 720p – 50, 59.94, 60

VIDEO FORMAT SUPPORT

NDI® – 1080p60 in i-frame, low latency.

NDI® HX2 – UHD30p in h.264

NDI® HX 2 – UHD60p in HEVC

NDI® HX3 – UHD30p in h.264

NDI® HX 3 – UHD60p in HEVC

VIDEO I/O CONNECTIVITY

1x HDMI 2.0 – Full size connector

AUDIO I/O CONNECTIVITY

Stereo audio over HDMI 2.0; Analog audio output is not supported.

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

Ethernet RJ45 1000baseT

WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS

Dimensions – 85mm x 85mm x 19mm

Weights – 97g

POWER

Power Input – USB-C

Voltage – 5vDC

Current – 1.2a

* Video decode resolution in Full NDI® 1080p60 max, NDI®|HX UHD60p.