You know you're doing something right when competing manufacturers need to try and start drama. Carl will succeed because he continually listens to the community 💪

I'm currently flying DJI but Carl and the fact that there going open source makes me want to sell my DJI FPV system and move to HD Zero I'm excited to see what the open source Devs out there will be able to make this chip do

Thank you Carl and Ian for the interiew!

I feel like HDzero has done everything they can to make this product succeed. I've enjoyed my journey with HDzero and am very happy with what I see. I think it has a bright future.

1:28 About open-sourcing 4:34 Comments on "HDZero making hardware affects other manufacturer" (Why HDZero starts to make hardware?) 9:41 About profit margin for resellers 11:27 Shoutout to the testers

I easily have $2,000+ of DJI FPV stuff. I love it for everything except racing. I think Carl is great and I want to support his product. So I've bought HDZero for one of my racing rigs. If it continues to progress well I will put it on all of them

Hey Ian, I can’t think of a better guy to host this interview with Carl right now. Very excited to watch the full interview, your efforts as always are much appreciated. Cheers!

Excellent video. I've spoken with Carl multiple times and I can't think of a better person, company, technology and mission than what he is doing. Keep up the outstanding work and thank you for letting us support you and be a part of your journey into an opensource HD FPV solution

In regards to the Credit Carl gave Ryan et al, definitely lots of thanks to those guys and the time they put in. Thanks to Carl as well for his drive to deliver a great product for our market!! Can't wait till the full interview Ian.

This guy (Carl) is the truth. The community will 100% embrace this man’s product because it’s not just his product, it’s our product. The ability to share science allows science to flourish.

Awesome, really looking forward to the full interview. Carl is such a nice person!

Carl is amazing, so transparent!! Happy to be an HDZero product owner

Massive thanks for the Video. Thanks for the kind words Carl. Alf

Carl, thank you so much for the ASIC work you are doing for the FPV industry. I am convinced that your Open Source strategy will be positively received as pilots understand the compatibility they gain by using HDZero ecosystem. I have started to convert all my analog FPV quad copters to HDZero and I love the HDZero locked-in feel and great graphics. Thank you!

The issue with new product and not a large initial market to sell, is that both hardware (chips and actual working circuit boards) as well as software (firmware and user interface application code) need to all be developed and evolve. This needs support of larger community and many innovators with expertise in different areas. Carl sees this, and knows how to make the require video encoder/decoder chips, but lack expertise and resources in other areas. Think his approach is smart, and it appears a group of followers in the FPV agree. This at a grassroots level is how something gets developed that addresses the needs of the community. In contrast DJI which has some great hardware and software engineers; with world class manufacturing facilities. DJI however lacks communication connections and openness with FPV pilots and is slow to respond to FPV community needs. Thank you Ian for organizing and conducting this interview with Carl. Also, thanks for all the effort to editing and providing context. This really helps to provide a level of transparency and context for the community to understand and learn what is happening with the technology and how the community can support such efforts.

Nice work HDZero！We need a all-in-one HEADSET.

Waiting for the rest of the interview, thanks! I decided to buy into HDZero after a lot of research and finally Carl himself. Really hopeful for the future, best of luck with the shortages

YT needs more like buttons! I can't wait for the full interview.

I'm absolutely rooting for HDZERO to win!

Many thanks for the interview! In my opinion he is a honest guy who should be supported. I am waiting for the hd zero goggles.

Great interview clip @Ian thank you. Carl is such a great guy!

Just bought a VRX. Looking forward to seeing how well it does in my long range wing with the 1watt vtx.

Thanks Ian. You've done a great job here

i like the idea to release the interview in clip form too instead of going on just 1 full long video. you might consider interviewing the italian guy davide c... who had developed the open source blue fpv system or however it was called. I had seen him talking about his lessons learned from that story. He had done only 1 interview before with its blunty 2 years ago.

He listened he worked hard he didn't stop He is well worth my dollar This will be my next setup

I think that going open source makes hd zero a smarter and more interesting project. If it allows to keep the chipset prices low it eventually will replace analog vtx's. My best hopes to hd zero. You deserve success! Please, sell lots of chipsets and keep improving!

Looking forward to the full video. Carl always comes across as such a nice guy.

Awesome! Thanks Ian!

Carl seriously didnt knew by the time of this video that he will bring the most iconic fpv goggle for all of the fpv community ever needed

I don’t understand the complaining about the open source aspect of HDZero and saying “it’s not open source because the chipset is proprietary”. I don’t hear anybody complain that Betaflight isn’t open source because the processors are not manufactured by Betaflight themselves and proprietary chips, or Linux users complaint that that’s not open source because motherboards have proprietary parts in. Sounds a little bit like someone (the main source of this “it’s not open source” argument) is either bitter, or was working on their own “open source” system and has been gazumped. As for margins, Jesus Christ back in the day we’d be happy with 8% on DVI equipment and 5% on repeat consumables, some people will never be happy.

I'm getting back into the hobby after a long hiatus. I'm going full digital and hdzero is the way to go in my opinion. My 200mw vtx just arrived today, and I have two 1 watts on backorder. So far I love it!

Thanks Ian 👍

Can say one thing he's a very genuine chap and we need people like him in this hobby, Instead of resellers crying over money what this guy needs is help to grow what he's trying to create. Wish him well and hope he achieves his goal, For me i have to much invested in the DJI digital system to simply switch over, DJI are utter bellends when it comes to its customers and need to learn a thing or 2 from Carl. Maybe when the goggles hit the market I'll think about switching but paying silly money on 2 separate things is just crazy.

I’ve had DJI digital for 2 years now, and I still pick up a pair of Fat Shark Scout HD’s and 3 HDZERO Transmitters. Who wants to be tied down to just one system!?!

Ian! Any news on a potential release date for the HDZero goggles?

Looking forward to see what kind of goggles we will see with hdzero built in. Wich I had got the shark byte reciver a long time ago the new one is unfortunately not as good. larger with external antennas and draw more power... So my hope is a good google is on the way, or a better smaller reciver.

Great video Ian .... Carl is an inspiration .... is analogue dead and should I get rid of my HDO2

This isn't real open source. If a guy like me who's been begging him . This isn't open source.

Man it have horrible audio