Hi! I’m thinking about picking up a slate and some TC boxes for Black Friday. I was wondering if you’ve had any more sync issues with the slate? It drifted 3 times, you said. Has it happened since? Great review, by the way. Thanks!
I haven’t noticed it since the video thankfully. Not sure if it was fixed in a firmware update or if the other times were flukes. The Black Friday prices are great and I would highly recommend it. I get a lot of compliments with this slate. I would recommend buying the faceplate protectors as well. The markers seem to leave less residue on those.
Well in my case Im using an “mix system“ Im not using the app for sincronice my slate, Im doing it by a tentacle sync and a wire like old school and no problem. I also have two pr-2 and same thing.. Im jamming theme using a wire and other tentacle sync.
Is the display so dirty from the black pen provided? Can this be removed? The whole thing costs around 1000 euros. You should be able to remove the paint without leaving any residue... Thank you...
Some of it is from the provided marker but ACs use their own markers and sometimes shapies. I have since cleaned it and it does clean off well. I would highly recommend getting the deity screen protectors they sell. They have been great.
@@ShelbyWatson Thank you so much for your quick response... Very helpful. A shame the surface of the screen is not better protected against the dirt from the markers. Thanks for the tipp...
Good question. Since I invested in the deity timecode TC-1s and can jam everything wirelessly, I’d have to go with the deity. It feels really good as well. Both are great though.
I just demo'd these last week alongside my Nova, and had the same weird Ubits issue. Used app to update all to latest firmware but ubits were still in the reverse order as displayed in the app.
Piece of junk, terrible customer service. After two months the small screen on the back stopped working. Unable to change settings so it's useless. I emailed support which took forever for them to get back to me, and now I've been waiting for nearly a month as to when they will ship replacement. I keep on getting the runaround and excuses like supply chain issues, etc, meanwhile everyone has this slate in stock, including distributors. People need to know that if they buy this and it stops working, they will not get professional customer service. You're just gambling $1000. I feel as if I will never get my replacement slate. They won't give an clear answer as to when. Everything is up in the air. Sucks. I'm bummed.
Sorry to hear that. That does suck. If the slate works as intended, it’s great. But with your screen dying, mine slipping in time, my second battery not showing up, and the app keeps logging me out; I get why it’s cheaper than my Denecke which has always been rock solid. Have you tried reaching out to Andrew from Deity?
@@ShelbyWatson Deity support finally gave me a clearer response last night. They said that they "should" have a unit to ship me in beginning of March and if I wanted they offered a refund. Perhaps the issues are because you and I got the the first batch of slates. I hope they've ironed out any manufacturing or firmware issues when I get my replacement. The advanced connectivity of this slate shows promise. I have a strong feeling that Tentacle Sync will have a Timecode slate that works with their ecosystem at NAB this year. They are big players and are not going to sit on the sidelines.
@@willvazquez3218 glad to hear that you’re making progress with it. And I totally agree, I think tentacle is probably going to jump in on it. I had to use tentacles for a shoot last week and apparently you can jam the new GoPros with a QR code in the tentacle Timebar app. I had never heard of this feature, but it worked very well. Curious to see what they come up with next.
I don't do a lot of deity stuff but I've had amazing customer service from andrew. Perhaps the well known supply chain issues they mentioned are the issue.
RF interferrance blocks the sync. That Zaxcom kit is loaded with RF.
Hi! I’m thinking about picking up a slate and some TC boxes for Black Friday. I was wondering if you’ve had any more sync issues with the slate? It drifted 3 times, you said. Has it happened since? Great review, by the way. Thanks!
I haven’t noticed it since the video thankfully. Not sure if it was fixed in a firmware update or if the other times were flukes. The Black Friday prices are great and I would highly recommend it. I get a lot of compliments with this slate. I would recommend buying the faceplate protectors as well. The markers seem to leave less residue on those.
Well in my case Im using an “mix system“ Im not using the app for sincronice my slate, Im doing it by a tentacle sync and a wire like old school and no problem. I also have two pr-2 and same thing.. Im jamming theme using a wire and other tentacle sync.
Is the display so dirty from the black pen provided? Can this be removed? The whole thing costs around 1000 euros. You should be able to remove the paint without leaving any residue... Thank you...
Some of it is from the provided marker but ACs use their own markers and sometimes shapies. I have since cleaned it and it does clean off well. I would highly recommend getting the deity screen protectors they sell. They have been great.
@@ShelbyWatson Thank you so much for your quick response... Very helpful. A shame the surface of the screen is not better protected against the dirt from the markers. Thanks for the tipp...
Sometimes being too close together can be an issue. 4:39
What do you mean?
Hello Shelby, if you had to buy one from scratch would you go with the Deity or a Denecke TS-C? Imagining both costed 1k.
Good question. Since I invested in the deity timecode TC-1s and can jam everything wirelessly, I’d have to go with the deity. It feels really good as well. Both are great though.
Hi Shelby, have you updated the application version to the latest?
I have.
Finally a review from a professional user (instead of all these "influencers") . Thanks a lot! I think I will keep my Ambient Lockit slate...
I just demo'd these last week alongside my Nova, and had the same weird Ubits issue. Used app to update all to latest firmware but ubits were still in the reverse order as displayed in the app.
Hopefully they fix that sometime soon.
Piece of junk, terrible customer service. After two months the small screen on the back stopped working. Unable to change settings so it's useless. I emailed support which took forever for them to get back to me, and now I've been waiting for nearly a month as to when they will ship replacement. I keep on getting the runaround and excuses like supply chain issues, etc, meanwhile everyone has this slate in stock, including distributors. People need to know that if they buy this and it stops working, they will not get professional customer service. You're just gambling $1000. I feel as if I will never get my replacement slate. They won't give an clear answer as to when. Everything is up in the air. Sucks. I'm bummed.
Sorry to hear that. That does suck. If the slate works as intended, it’s great. But with your screen dying, mine slipping in time, my second battery not showing up, and the app keeps logging me out; I get why it’s cheaper than my Denecke which has always been rock solid. Have you tried reaching out to Andrew from Deity?
@@ShelbyWatson Deity support finally gave me a clearer response last night. They said that they "should" have a unit to ship me in beginning of March and if I wanted they offered a refund. Perhaps the issues are because you and I got the the first batch of slates. I hope they've ironed out any manufacturing or firmware issues when I get my replacement. The advanced connectivity of this slate shows promise. I have a strong feeling that Tentacle Sync will have a Timecode slate that works with their ecosystem at NAB this year. They are big players and are not going to sit on the sidelines.
@@willvazquez3218 glad to hear that you’re making progress with it. And I totally agree, I think tentacle is probably going to jump in on it. I had to use tentacles for a shoot last week and apparently you can jam the new GoPros with a QR code in the tentacle Timebar app. I had never heard of this feature, but it worked very well. Curious to see what they come up with next.
I don't do a lot of deity stuff but I've had amazing customer service from andrew. Perhaps the well known supply chain issues they mentioned are the issue.