WireReady Requirements

All current WireReady products are Windows 7/10/11 compatible. Radio products are compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of windows.

Note: Our legacy/discontinued TV video playout products are still ONLY approved for Windows 7 64-bit (Corvid based) Windows 7 32 bit (Stradis based).

 

Windows 10/11 Recommended requirements for radio systems (in general)

• Intel Core i5 processor or better (2 or more cores). Also compatible with Xeon based processors (although not required).
  For Audio Playback and Automation workstations we recommend 3Ghz Core i5 or Core i7 or better processors with 4 or more cores, add-in display cards unless motherboard has DP/HDMI built in. VGA Onboard video/display jacks are notoriously lackluster and will slow down the system. Circa $100 Nvidia or ATI add-in video cards do wonders.
• 16GB RAM (especially for Win11) - DDR4 memory or faster is ideal (32 bit does fine with 4GB).
• 500GB drive or larger depending on individual preferred storage needs (if server based configuration, local storage for news/sales positions is not needed)
• RAID1 or better hotswap mirrored drives recommended for mission critical workstations. If non-critical, or you have other backup means, single drive, non RAID is fine.
• 21" or larger monitor. Widescreen recommended. Live Assist screen requires a 16:9 display running 1440x900 or higher resolution.
• For audio: onboard, PCI-E, USB and firewire attached audio as well as virtual driver (WAV exposed pair devices) are supported.
  NOTE: Do not use older audio gear from older XP based systems with Windows 10 unless you check with us to see if Win10 drivers are available and/or tested.