MX350 verses XM2 at DVinfo.net

Frank Granovski · April 13th, 2004, 08:07 PM

Being a sinner I visit various cam forums from time to time, and I came across a good one yesterday. It was about 2 poker cams: the MX350 verses the XM2. The person who posted was asking if the XM2 was better, because it was newer, and if it is better in low light. I replied, "The XM2 may require a bit less light but I would just hang on to the MX350 if I were you." What do you think, Yow? Did I say good?

Yow Cheong Hoe · April 14th, 2004, 02:55 AM

As of all things, COST must be part of the equation.

Sure, the XM2 is better in all, but here, it's $4500 vs $3500 (Singapore dollars) when both were avaialble*. $1000 can get me plenty of other stuff, for a little less zoom, and a little less sensitivity. However, the XM2 does have some nice controls.

* The 350 has EOLed since the arrival of the MX500, and the during the overlap period, the MX500 was $2800 and the MX350 was $3500. I bought the MX350 instead of the MX500 because I had a VERY special price of $2800. Now the MX500 is about $2000. Given $2000 for MX500 vs $3500 for MX350 and $4500 for XM2, I'll take the MX500 anytime!

Frank Granovski · April 14th, 2004, 03:11 AM

Yes, you're right. Cost is an important factor, or at least it is for me as well. The cost thing, however, never came up in his post other than a price ceiling. I'm not up with British Pounds nor their strange prices. Heck, if you buy a cam in the UK, you pay big for DV-in, AV-in and S-video in, or so I am told. Poor bast_rds. :-((

April 13th, 2004, 08:07 PM	#1
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	MX350 verses XM2 Being a sinner I visit various cam forums from time to time, and I came across a good one yesterday. It was about 2 poker cams: the MX350 verses the XM2. The person who posted was asking if the XM2 was better, because it was newer, and if it is better in low light. I replied, "The XM2 may require a bit less light but I would just hang on to the MX350 if I were you." What do you think, Yow? Did I say good?

April 14th, 2004, 02:55 AM	#2
Yow Cheong Hoe Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore, Passport: Malaysia Posts: 407	As of all things, COST must be part of the equation. Sure, the XM2 is better in all, but here, it's $4500 vs $3500 (Singapore dollars) when both were avaialble. $1000 can get me plenty of other stuff, for a little less zoom, and a little less sensitivity. However, the XM2 does have some nice controls. The 350 has EOLed since the arrival of the MX500, and the during the overlap period, the MX500 was $2800 and the MX350 was $3500. I bought the MX350 instead of the MX500 because I had a VERY special price of $2800. Now the MX500 is about $2000. Given $2000 for MX500 vs $3500 for MX350 and $4500 for XM2, I'll take the MX500 anytime! __________________ Cam: Panasonic MX350EN, SOLD my MX8EN Mac: G3 400MHz PowerBook, 256 MB, OS 9 PC: Pentium 4 2800MHz, 512 MB, WindowsXP SW: iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Ulead Video Studio, various little utilities

April 14th, 2004, 03:11 AM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Yes, you're right. Cost is an important factor, or at least it is for me as well. The cost thing, however, never came up in his post other than a price ceiling. I'm not up with British Pounds nor their strange prices. Heck, if you buy a cam in the UK, you pay big for DV-in, AV-in and S-video in, or so I am told. Poor bast_rds. :-((