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Posted by Bill on 10/23/07 20:24
Just out of curiousity, why would you even need the firewire port?
I virtually never capture my video from my VX2000. I run it off my
small consumer model camcorder. There is no difference in video
quality, and saves wear and tear on my good camera.
However, you will have lost the ability to run video through the A/D
conversion using the composite inputs on the VX2000.
PTravel wrote:
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>>> I've got a VX2000 with a fried 1394 port. Sony has a flat rate
>>> repair of around $500, which seems a little steep for what I believe
>>> is a separate module. Does anyone know any LA-area repair shops that
>>> could handle this repair?
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>> Are service manuals and board-level repair parts still available?
>> It has been a few years since I got a service manual (actually two
>> large paperback 8.5x11 books) for my DSR-300.
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>> But I heard that Sony is now offering service info only on CD and
>> by subscription only. A scheme that would make sense for a
>> regular service organization, but is prohibitive for one-off owners.
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>> I'm certain my favorite service shop here in PDX could handle
>> it, but they charge $300 just for putting it on the bench, and then
>> with labor (likely <30 minutes) and the repair parts, it might end
>> up costing about the same as Sony's flat rate.
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>> If it were me, I would do it myself, but that would assume that I
>> could get the sevice manual and the repair part(s) from Sony.
>> Not that I am recommending that course to you.
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> Hmmmm. I'd try it, but I'd want access to the service manual. Maybe
> I'll just take the ding and sell it on eBay as is.
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