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  Touble matching HD cards on site to Suppliers

  Posted by Aaron Neitz on February 23, 2006 at 12:41 am

  We’re going to buy a BM HD card. All we need is super simple HDDSI in and out… So on BM’s site I’m seeing the Decklink HD Plus for $695 as the basic card – looks perfect.

  However, with both the Dr Group and Macmall I’m finding something called the “Decklink HD” for $595 and then only the Dual Link for $1400. So where’s this HD Plus for $695? Is the “Decklink HD” an old card?

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Aaron Neitz replied 20 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Kristian Lam

  February 23, 2006 at 1:08 am

  Hi,

  We no longer manufacture the DeckLink HD as one of the components we require is no longer available from the supplier. The DeckLink HD Plus card is now our base model HD card.

  regards

  Kristian Lam
  Blackmagic Design
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  Bob Zelin

  February 23, 2006 at 3:06 am

  Dear Mr. X2 –
  everything is an old card. Until you mentioned this, I never heard of the Decklink HD Plus – but sure enough, it’s on Blackmagic’s site, yet EVERY DEALER that I just checked for on different web sites, sells only the Blackmagic HD Link (for $595). You want super simple – this is it. Don’t worry though – if you wait 2 weeks to 2 months to get the Blackmagic HD Link Plus – it will be outdated (along with everything else, including your MAC) by December 2006. The DR Group is a GREAT company to deal with.

  So, what does X2 mean, Charlie ?

  Bob Zelin
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  Aaron Neitz

  February 24, 2006 at 5:32 pm

  thanks bob! i was just a little confused at the different flavors of HD card. Being outdated isn’t a problem here – we’ve got a couple Kona SD stations that are daily workhorses.

  thanks again to BM for Kona SD support! This is the reason we stay with BM hardware instead of AJA – they took care of us orphans.

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