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Problem choosing a deck? Please give advice.
Hello,
I have been doing a ton of research on miniDV/DV decks and which one would be the best to go with. I checked this forum and the Avid forum as well. I was interested in the JVC BR-Dv3000 and the Sony DSR-11, as well as the Panasonic AG-DV2500. I have heard both pros and cons about these and now I am left confused.
I am on a budget for this, but
This is what I need the deck to do most importantly.
Capture from and Digital Cut to and exact timecode (clients are serious about this)
I know I need a RS-422-RS-232 Rosetta Stone Cable.Can someone plese tell me which direction to head in.
System Specs…
Avid Xpress Pro 5.5.3 w/Mojo
Dual Intel Xeon 3.0
2 gigs of ram
Firewire 800 and SCSI drives
Nvidia GEforce 6800 PCI expressthanks.
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1 Reply
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the cable is the Addenda RS 2/8 from http://www.addenda.com. I believe it is $98. You better have a RS232 comm serial port on your PC to use this (and not usb) – because it’s a different model if you don’t have a RS232 port on your PC.
As for the VTR – they all suck, and you should choose based on the tape types you are getting from your clients, or the camera you own. I HATE JVC ! but there is no question that the BR-DV3000 is much better than the horrible Sony DSR-11. I would suggest ebay, where you can try to find a used Sony DSR-45 or DSR-80 for the same money.
Bob Zelin
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