ETC Announces Gio @5

[chausman]

Gio @5™ brings the high-end control of the larger Eos® family consoles to venues with tighter spaces – or tighter budgets.
This portable console packs all the control necessities into a compact footprint, so external monitors and accessories are optional. With an articulating, 17-inch, multi-touch LCD display, five definable and page-able motorized faders and a master fader pair, Gio @5 is the perfect step up for Ion® users who want expanded hands-on access to playbacks, color control, touchscreen Magic Sheets and more.
The console features the same full-function, backlit keyboard as the Eos Programming Wing and Gio® console, providing an easy transition for experienced Eos users looking for a smaller desk – and a good platform for new programmers looking to gain professional skills that scale up.

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I think it looks like another good addition to the Eos line. Although I'd like to see something that would push the price of Element down...

 

[EdSavoie]

I know I'm stuck in the Bronze age with my Strand MX, but I swear they could have pulled that from the set of TNG...

 

[Jay Ashworth]

Not even a whisper about price point?

 

[rsmentele]

As it sits in the family... above Ion, below full Gio price. All dependent of required channel count

 

[JohnD]

I don't think I have seen this mentioned here yet, but they also have motorized fader wings for both EOS and Cobalt.

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[Jay Ashworth]

So, if I don't already know, I can't afford it. Got it.

 

[RonHebbard]

I know I'm stuck in the Bronze age with my Strand MX, but I swear they could have pulled that from the set of TNG...

The MX series aren't bad little boards once you hook a monitor to their printer output.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

 

[EdSavoie]

Didn't say it was bad, just a bygone time

Quite like it actually!

 

[RonHebbard]

Didn't say it was bad, just a bygone time

Quite like it actually!

MX-12, 24 or 48?
We've a 24 and a 48 in our neighborhood although the 48's owners have relegated it to a spare since they bought their Element. The 24's owners are still using theirs, with a monitor on the printer port, regularly.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

 

[EdSavoie]

The 48, with a monochrome Monitor.

We've also got a 24, but to my knowledge only one panel of faders works properly, the rest were used to fix up the 48!

 

[Jay Ashworth]

The MX series aren't bad little boards once you hook a monitor to their printer output.

I'm gonna go ahead and assume you mean "a serial terminal, attached to the serial printer port", since no combination that includes "parallel printer ports" or "monitors" could actually be expected to work.

 

[EdSavoie]

Yes... It is in fact a serial terminal, that emits a loud beep when you turn it on

My lighting techs are often very confused when they turn it on. The power button is behind the brightness and contrast dials, so they turn them all the way down by accident when turning it on, leaving to nothing being displayed!

 

[WFair]

Has anyone seen an actual "for sale" price on the Gio @5 yet? I am mostly looking at the smaller unit (8 universe output). Just need something to plug into a future budget worksheet...

 

[soundofsparks]

You can send an email to a dealer to request a quote for bugging purposes. They do that all the time and understand that people aren't always looking to buy right away.

The cost of the console is flexible because of variable outputs and training add ons.

If you don't have a dealer that you like, try BMI Supply. They are very good at outlining quotes like that.