[Avid-L2] Re: HDW-500 or 1800?

You need to be careful to check the software and hardware versions of a used HDW-F500s. I had a rental unit once and was surprised to find the time code sense function missing. I finally ended up talking to the Sony Tech who had last serviced and modified/upgraded the unit. He had me check some of the cards for piggy back jumpers to see if certain factory mods had been done. The jumpers were there so he was confused why there was no time code sense. Then we discovered after the mods the tech had sent a new replacement board to a former owner of the deck that would have provided the function but apparently the deck had been sold to another rental company and the board was never installed. Bottom line is be vewy vewy careful when hunting used HDW-500s'.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, john@... wrote:
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> Tim- we have an HDW-F500 and we love it. It's a beast! I think they
> are going cheap now too...
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> On Thu, 27 May 2010 23:20:15 +0900, Tim Selander wrote:
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> We are inching towards HD delivery on our small-market weekly
> program here...
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> Stations want delivery on HDCAM. Since we shoot on P2, the decks
> will only be used to make deliverables... 7 hours a week. I'm
> looking at used HDW-(F)500s or biting the bullet and getting new
> HDW-1800s.
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> Can those of you with experience with these decks give me your
> opinions/pros/cons/caveats? Coming out of Adrenalines, MC Soft
> 3.5, Mac Pro.
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> Many thanks,
>
> Tim Selander
> Tokyo, Japan
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