URayTech H.265 H.264 4K HD HDMI to IP Network Video Audio Streaming Encoder Supports SRT RTSP RTMPS UDP ONVIF HLS MP4 for IPTV YouTube Facebook OBS Dacast Live Broadcast and Other Servers

The device arrived nice and quick, and came with a manual, which sadly is useless. My first review of this i was told broke a rule or two, yet dont know what rules i have broken as i am not told. So this i attempt number 2. I will state again that i couldnt get this to talk to any of my Windows 11 machines, either pro or home. BUT i could get it to talk to windows 10, which is good because i had to edit the settings for the network dns. Lets face it, if i dont mention that in this review, then it would NOT be a review. It arrived around 4pm and i finally got it talking to youtube by midnight. I got this for live streaming for a church, and i had to go through the same process once i installed it at its permenant location. It certainly wasnt "plug and play". I was lucky i still had a windows 10 machine knocking around. The manual really needs a re-write with someone that knows how this works and rather not a bad translation. I am pleased how it works. Once setup, i didnt even need to log into my youtube account and click the "fo live" button, it started streaming straight away. I have used other type of devices, the one this replaces failed, the video quality on this one was superior. So for the price, it gets the job done.

This is the cheapest streaming encoder I could find so I was a little hesitant but it actually does the job quite well. Just a couple of things. For whatever reason, the default IP of this device is 192.168.1.168. So the first thing you need to do is hook it up to your router along with a PC/laptop so you can change the segment to 0 so it can be seen on most people's local network (ie 192.168.0.168) This is a bit of a faff and I don't know why they don't just make the default 0 anyway!!? Odd. Also, there is no way I can see to stop it from encoding as long as it is turned on and plugged in. You literally have to have it turned off at the plug to make it stop. Would be nice if they just added a start/stop button in the software.

Works like a charm. Very good value too. 1080p*50FPS H264 at 6mbps. You can have up to 4 stream types/quality variations at a time. Highly recommended

I'm using to replace a slingbox and it provides an excellent single box solution. Great support from Linda too!

TLDR; Encoder is easy to use, feature packed, reliable, well built and customer service is extremely helpful! I wouldn’t buy an encoder from any other brand going forward. Full review; I had purchased an HDMI encoder from another brand that was advertised to work with VLC. Spoiler alert it didn’t work with VLC player well at all! This uRay encoder is high quality and just works, very simple to use, it streams reliably and has every setting I could think of. Customer service is very responsive to questions and request for assistance. I was curious about the API this device uses and they were able to help me formulate an API call to change the setting I was looking to change. Most other AV companies don’t provide such a high-level of customer service and it’s so great that they provide awesome customer service like this. One thing to be aware of; so far I have only been able to get L-PCM 2 channel stereo audio working with the HDMI encoder. I’ll probably have to down-mix my Dolby 5.1 bitstream audio to 2 channel stereo, not a dealbreaker and I’m not taking off any stars for this since it’s easily fixable on my end and I have not even asked customer support about it yet. I’m sure they would go above and beyond to help anyway they can! All around a great product, great company and good people!

This IPTV encoder was perfect for our project to create a TV channel for our TV provider to include in our channel line-up. This encoder has many easy-to-find settings, which we adjusted to the specifications required by our TV provider. The encoder has been working flawlessly for over 3 months now. Despite power outages here in Florida, the encoder comes right back on when power is restored. This encoder meets our needs.

I've ordered 4 of these so far over two and a half years and they've all worked great. Each one has been used to stream a DVR from one site to another so there's always a full set of cameras visible on a wall-mounted tv. There's no need to keep VMS software running somewhere pulling streams from each individual camera so it's much easier and uses way less bandwidth. I've also only ever needed to program them once, so it keeps people from needing to figure out how to access the cameras on their own or ask me, they just keep going so long as there's power and internet. I use them with the URayCoder decoders which are also easy to set up and reliably run the streams at 1080p and 30fps so they look as good as it does on the screens at the source.

I use this Uray HDMI Encoder to extend my cable throughout my house via cat 5 ethernet cable. My cable box is centrally located and controlled with a wi-fi remote control. I feed the hdmi from set top box to the encoder then from encoder to network switch where it is distributed around the house and decoded by any device with VLC player (**Samsung TVs do not offer VLC for some inconvenient reason). The picture quality seems perfect with 1080p @ 60fps. The lag is a very acceptable 1/2 second or so and the unit is not warm and sits around 6% CPU for this single stream operation. I have read reviews which complain about setting this unit up on the network but the instructions that come with it are very easy to follow. Maybe some more instructions on the settings could come in handy but a few quick google searches had me up and running in no time. I reached out to customer service with some issues but they turned out to be my problems with vlc and not the device. Linda was very responsive and helpful. All in all this is a great device for my purposes. Great picture, easy to use, excellent customer service and exceptional value. Highly recommended!

I've been using the URayCoder MPEG4 H.264 Live HDMI Video Encoder for a few weeks now, and overall, I'm very impressed with its performance and flexibility. The URayCoder HDMI Video Encoder is a fantastic value for the price, especially for users who want a stable, professional-grade streaming setup without breaking the bank. It’s well-suited for content creators, churches, educators, or anyone managing a multi-platform broadcast. With a bit of technical know-how, it delivers excellent results.