NewTek has released two new TriCaster models, the TriCaster 450 and TriCaster 450 Extreme, aimed to fill the gap between their top-of-the-line TriCaster TCXD850 Extreme 24 Channel HD switcher and their standard definition product line.
The TriCaster 450 is a 14 channel 4 input high definition switcher and streaming device with many of the features of it’s larger siblings. It weighs in at 28 pounds and is enclosed in a 2 unit high rack case. The extreme version of the 450 has the same “Isocorder” technology as the 850 Extreme and can simultaneously record four isolated sources.
NewTek also introduced a new control surface, the 450 CS, which is a smaller version of the 850 CS control panel.
NewTek lists the TriCaster 450 Extreme at $19,995 USD, roughly have the price of the 850 Extreme.