Very optimistic/hopeful the PIX-E5H will beat the Atomos Shogun in all areas: smaller / better build quality / cheaper.

As at the moment the Shogun is the best option for the A7s, but I still don't think it is a particularly good one. There is surely better yet to come to match to the A7s!

The Shogun has XLR audio inputs via a dongle. It appears the PIX requires a separate device to deliver XLR inputs that adds both cost and weight to the package. If Atomos launches a more compact 5" display version with the same features as the current Shogun, I'd probably go that route (especially if it clocks in a little cheaper).

Sound Devices makes excellent hardware. I bet these won't be even remotely 'cheap' but they'll be worth it. At 5" I'd buy one, although I'm still hoping for a screen-less recording device like a 4K Ninja Star as I already have good-enough field monitoring and EVF devices. I'm less interested in audio as I rarely record on-board except for sync and don't want an extra cable or wireless gizmo hanging off my gimbal, but it would be nice for the shoulder-rig to handle a G3 setup or something similar for a lav + boom/shotgun/handset.

Wow at that price it is pretty tempting!

I tend to trust Blackmagic with faithful image representation more than Sound Devices, but I've never used a Sound Devices product that wasn't a sound mixer. They build their mixers like tanks though, so it's hard to say. All else being equal, these record 4K, whereas the Blackmagic Video Assist of course records only 1080p.

If I were buying a monitor / recorder today, I'd probably still buy an Atomos Shogun, at student pricing of $1500. I love the Atomos interface and ease of use, plus the lemo break-out cables are a huge asset.

@danyyyel That is the reason the PIX has piqued my interest too... I am waiting to see the specs, to see how the audio compares to their other sound recorders.
If it's true that your getting sound devices quality or even close... That would make this very attractive :)

Let the price wars begin!

Odyssey just added two of their SSD free to their 7Q+ and made the new cheaper Samsung SSD compatible.

Atomos dropped the Shogun price $300 and upgraded their software.

The PIX E5-E7 are all going to be very competitively priced

I just got back from NAB where I had "Hands On" and liked the E7 best but may get a 7Q+ if I can not wait till Nov-Dec availability.

The drive price sounded reasonable but you can use cheaper ones (mSATA) up to 1TB with the included adapter. I was at NAB soo long that my brain fried so don't quote the $45 I remember hearing for an extra USB 3.0 container/adapter

I am super excited for these. Normally existing on a cheaper end of the gear scale, I splurged for a Sound Devices 633 last year and it is by far the best piece of gear I've ever used. Now they're making 4k recorders for less than a Shogun? Definately might tempt me for the A7s and GH4...

I agree about the price wars--the price of these HDMI recorders needs to get seriously low! Could care less about the sound, need rock solid video recording and a larger choice of codecs.

I just added my "Hands On" review to the B&H site. The NAB show rep said these would be available in November. I am surprised that they are already out, very contrary to their competitors that have been so late on their products and firmware updates.

Indeed if all you want to record is HD, the much cheaper Black Magic VA is the way to go.

What I do not know yet is how the PIX handles DownRes 4k to 1080P30. The 7Q+ does such a good job that it is "Night to Day" improvement over anything recorded internally with the A7s. I also enjoy the 7 inch monitor so the PIX-7 would be my choice when it comes out.

Now that it is shipping, has anybody got trigger recording going from their Sony camera?