Custom Production PCs · Los Angeles & Southern California

Production PCs built by an engineer, not a box shop.

SHTS builds purpose-spec’d playback, editing, color, graphics, and streaming workstations for broadcast and production — from someone who has shipped 100+ custom machines and run them under live pressure as a playback op and EIC.

Why It Matters

100+ builds. Run on air, not just benched.

Anyone can drop parts in a case. A production machine has to survive a 14-hour show day, chew through 4K playback without a dropped frame, and never blue-screen during a live cut.

Sean Hinckley has built more than 100 custom PCs and operated them as a playback/media operator, EIC, and camera shader — so your rig is spec’d for reliability under load, not just a spec sheet.

What We Build

Machines for every seat in the production.

Playback & Media Servers

Rock-solid multi-channel playback rigs for live shows — frame-accurate, redundant storage, no dropped frames.

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Edit & Color Workstations

High-core-count, GPU-heavy machines for Premiere, Resolve, and Avid — tuned for real timelines, not benchmarks.

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Streaming & Encoding

Encoder and live-streaming boxes built to push clean multi-bitrate output for hours without thermal throttling.

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Graphics & Vizrt Boxes

GPU-spec’d real-time graphics machines for live graphics, CG, and playout workflows.

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Rackmount & Portable

Flypack-ready rackmount chassis or tower builds — sized for the truck, the studio, or the flyaway.

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Refresh & Upgrades

Aging fleet? We’ll re-spec and rebuild for current codecs, drivers, and 4K/UHD workflows.

How We Work

Spec’d to your workflow, sourced at distribution.

Tell us the software, the codecs, and the seat — we handle the rest.

1. Workflow First

We start from what you actually run — app, codec, resolution, channel count — not a template.

2. Component-Level Spec

CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, thermals, and I/O chosen for 24/7 broadcast reliability. Tested config, not guesswork.

3. Sourced & Built

Components sourced through authorized distribution (TD Synnex, Ingram Micro), built, burned-in, and delivered.

Need a production machine that won’t quit mid-show?

Tell us the workflow and the seat. We’ll spec it, source it, and build it right.

Spec My Build