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Posted by doc on 12/28/05 19:23
i agree totally. in fact, our experience was to go apple but when we looked
at the limitation of software and hardware, we choose PC because of the
1,000's of options unlike apple/mac configuration. for example, a solution
with an apple requires that one make the purchase within the confines of an
apple/mac dealer but for the same solution there are any number of FREE
options as well as low cost 3rd and even 4th party vendors on the purchase
side. PC is more powerful to for the $$$. everyone screams about a G5 but
fails to note that that it's silly 2 processor computer has been around for
years on the PC side and now there are 4 processor PC's that really kick
some tail. our server on our internet business side has four XEON's in it
and it smokes anything on the market! apple server that would be
comparable? there isn't one.
drd
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:11qtoq2fh5q5nd9@corp.supernews.com...
> "Mr. Tapeguy" wrote ...
>> With respect to some of the analysis here there are some inaccuracies.
>>
>> Sony and TDK do indeed make their own tape. Panasonic does also do most
>> of the OEM for other brands. JVC is not
>> one of them although their formulation is chemically similar to
>> Pansonic's so for all practical purposes, it can be considered like
>> Panasonic but it is now less expensive because they make their own.
> ....
>
> "Mr.Tapeguy" may very well be a nice guy and an honorable
> vendor. However, the information seems remarkably similar to the kind of
> sales "propaganda" provided by the vendors of
> the tape brands he sells. Vendor information may sometimes be "optimized"
> to make the writer's products seem more desirable than the competition's.
> :-)
>
> I own/use both DVCAM and mini-DV cameras both at home
> and at the office, and I use ordinary-grade genuine Sony mini-DV tapes in
> the non-DVCAM equipment. Even when
> shooting critical events (like a 10-minute window with the
> CEO), our experience with consumer-grade Sony mini-DV
> tapes is good enough that we couldn't justify buying the
> "high-grade" stuff. Certainly I use Sony DVCAM tape in
> my DSR-300 camcorder, as much for the tape length as
> for anything else. Since DVCAM (and DVCpro) run at 1.5x
> linear speed, you need the extra length of DVCAM tapes to
> get the rated running times.
>
> Our practice is to record on camera tapes ONCE and then
> to catalog and archive the tapes because the content is worth
> far more than the cost of the tape. Perhaps those who reuse
> their tapes over and over may need the higher-grade tapes
> to avoid dropouts the 5th or 10th time the tape is re-used?
>
> Mr. Tapeguy's prices for at least DVCAM tapes look pretty good and I may
> switch to using him, since my local source is sometimes flaky and
> difficult to deal with. But when he makes statements like an Apple
> computer is preferable for "serious" video editing, it may be worth
> considering that he is an Apple dealer. It is good to see people who are
> enthusiastic about their business and their products, but we must all
> weigh
> information against our own requirements and experience
> with our own equipment and circumstances.
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