Pearl Nano vs Monarch HDX
Trying to decide between the Epiphan Pearl Mini and the Matrox® Monarch HDX? Researching Monarch HDX alternatives? You’ve come to the right place.
How does Pearl Mini compare to Monarch HDX?
 Pearl Nano |  Monarch HDX |
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|---|---|---|
| Video inputs | 2 ×simultaneously used inputs from: 1 × 12G SDI 1 × HDMI 2.0 1 × RTSP / SRT | 1 × 3G SDI 1 × HDMI |
| Audio inputs | 2 × XLR / RCA 1 × USB 3.0 | 1 × 3.5mm |
| Encoding | 1 × SRT/RTSPa1x 1080p 60fps H.264 / H.265 or 1 × 4k 30fps H.264 / H.265 | 2 × 1080p 30fps H.264 or 1 × 1080p 60fps H.264 |
| Video outputs | 1 × HDMI program 1 × HDMI passthrough | 1 × HDMI passthrough 1 × 3G SDI passthrough |
| Audio output port | 1 × 3.5 mm program | 1 × 3.5mm passthrough |
| Storage | SD card M.2 slot | SD card USB 2.0 |
| Streaming protocols | RTMP(s) push HLS push SRT push RTSP announce MPEG-TS UDP push MPEG-TS RTP/UDP push RTP/UDP push | RTMP(s) push RTSP announce |
| Streaming locally / to overflow rooms | SAP MPEG-TS UDP SAP MPEG-TS RTP/UDP SAP RTP/UDP HLS pull Flash pull MPEG-TS pull RTSP pull | RTSP pull |
| Recording Formats | MP4 AVI MPEG-TS MOV | MP4 MOV |
| API integrations | RS232 and HTTP API | RS232 and HTTP API |
| Scheduling | via CMS integration | – |
| Content Management System integration | Kaltura Panopto Yuja Opencast | – |
| Automatic File Upload Destinations | FTP SFTP CIFS RSync AWS S3 SCP WebDAV USB | CIFS NFS |
| Built in LCD | 2.2” Full color LCD for full motion preview and configuration | – |
| Enterprise grade security | 802.1x LDAP | – |
| Dual encoding | – | ✓ |
| Closed Captioning | – | ✓ |
| Multiple destination streaming | ✓ | – |
| IP input | ✓ | – |
| Flexible layout editor | ✓ | – |
The info in this table is current as of July 19, 2023. All info related to the Monarch HDX was sourced from the Monarch HDX product page on the Matrox website, the Monarch HDX user guide, and the specifications sheets for the Monarch HDX.
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“Pearl Nano just works from the moment you turn it on to the moment you power it off. We had zero issues during the event.”
Goran Urosevic, Director of Information Services at Heffel
“Pearl Nano had everything we needed. It was easy to set up and easy to navigate on the webpage end. It fit the price for what we needed and what we were doing at the time. We haven’t rented another encoder since we bought them.”
Ethan Johnson, President and Co-founder of J&B Production Company