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ClearView Flex is the standard for remote monitoring.
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Sohonet's ClearView Flex established remote viewing in post-production, with excellent latency and hardware at the sending site. dfine.io Review takes the software route: WHIP streaming with 1:1 passthrough up to UHD, straight from dfine.io Studio, without a box or a setup appointment, from 59 € per month.

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To be fair

When ClearView Flex is the right choice

  • You want the lowest advertised latency: Sohonet quotes under 100 ms added (vendor figure) through the Flexbox pipeline.
  • Your facility works SDI/NDI-first with a fixed suite: the box sits on the signal once and keeps running.
  • Your clients expect the studio setup: TPN-assessed vendor, Apple TV viewing, 5.1 in screenings.

The alternative

When dfine.io Review fits

  • You do not want to buy or rent hardware: WHIP ingest from dfine.io Studio, ready in minutes.
  • UHD matters: WHIP passthrough forwards the signal 1:1 up to UHD, beyond a 2K ceiling.
  • Data location is a contract requirement: media and project data stored in EU data centres, a DPA with a German GmbH.
  • Work continues after the screening: frame-accurate comments, versions and approvals in the dfine.io Review platform.
  • You want a say in the product: feature requests go straight to the people who build it, and our Slack community is open to you.

Side by side

The factual comparison.

Both bring the reference picture to remote viewers. The difference is the route: hardware pipeline or software stack.

dfine.io ReviewClearView Flex (Sohonet)
Streaming
Latency200 to 500 ms<100 ms added
Resolutionup to UHDup to 2K DCI
Hardware at the sendernone neededFlexbox
Viewersbrowser, no accountBrowser, iOS, Apple TV
Review & files
Comments, versions, approvals✓live viewing only
Company & data
VendorBerlin, EULondon, UK
Hostingprimarily EUon site or cloud
SecurityDPA, Art. 28 GDPRTPN, watermarking
Pricing
Pricefrom 59 €/monthfrom £493/month

As of July 2026. All ClearView Flex information is stated to the best of our knowledge from publicly available sources (Sohonet website and help center); ClearView Flex is a trademark of Sohonet. Something outdated? Let us know and we will correct it.

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