IS USB2 faster and better than FW400?

[Tom Wolsky]

Faster is relative. Bit for bit, USB2 may be faster at any given moment. Faster for a constant stream of high density data, no.

[Mitch Ives]

[Tom Wolsky] “Faster is relative. Bit for bit, USB2 may be faster at any given moment. Faster for a constant stream of high density data, no.”

Nicely said Tom. I always get asked this (usually by PC users). Unlike FW, USB sends the data in groups of buckets that don’t seem to be good for video, where we need the consistent stream at all times…

Mitch Ives
Insight Productions Corp.
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http://www.insightproductions.com