# Encoders Spec & Design

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/encoders-spec-design/35295>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [August 23, 2012, 8:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/encoders-spec-design/35295 "2012-08-23T08:19:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Azril\_Nazli\_Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@Azril\_Nazli\_Alias](https://community.wowza.com/u/Azril_Nazli_Alias)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/encoders-spec-design/35295/1 "2012-08-23T08:19:36Z")

</div>

Hi,

Our clients requested 10 encoders for TV and another 10 for radio

We decided to use Wowza Transcoder Add On and place an origin Wowza at their end.

So our plan is,

Encoder with SDI input -\> send 720p @ 1500mbps -\> Wowza Transcode to 160p,240p,360p and 720p -\> RTMP Streams is available for edge to repeat

We in dilemma on choosing Encoder that can last for 3 years and running 24/7 a day.

Should we

1. Develop custom rack server + Osprey 700E

2. Use hardware encoder like Viewcast Niagara series

Since there’re 10 TV channels and 10 TV radios, how many SDI input per server that I should configure ? We are thinking of each TV will use dedicated encoder and sharing 4 radios per encoder.

Azril Nazli

@AzrilNazliAlias

Stream.MY

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/encoders-spec-design/35295/2 "2012-08-23T12:10:19Z")

</div>

Azril,

Sorry, I don’t know what to recommend.

Richard