Marc Frechette
April 3rd, 2008, 12:40 AM
So, my VX2000 finally gave up on me. It started off recording fine (but unable to playback w/out audio dropout), and after about a month or so it no longer records properly (tapes played back on a deck).
So, for about $600 I can send it in to Sony and all will be well...
However, for about the same I can step into a low level DTD system.
What to do, what to do...
Well, fact is the VX2000 must be recording to a tape in order for a tapeless system to work. Fun. However, if I don't NEED the tape (all HDD) then this doesn't matter.
Counter-point, I've heard nightmare story after nightmare story about the overall finiicky attitudes of FireStores and CitiDisk and... well... all of them. The concensus is that putting all your eggs in one basket simply won't do.
Ideally, I would love to repair and get a firestore, mce, what have you... but my money tree seems to be a bit barren as of late.
So, after days of intense forum hopping and ebaying and the ever dangerous self diagnostics, I'm putting it up for opinion.
The question here is to repair the vx2000 to it's former glory, or bypass it's messy transport system and head problems and go straight to hdd.
Rules:
1) Sub $1000 cost.
2) I can't afford a new HDD HD prosumer wet dream of a camera.
3) Donations gladly accepted in the form of blank checks OR constructive opinions.
Thanks for your inputs!
Marc
So, for about $600 I can send it in to Sony and all will be well...
However, for about the same I can step into a low level DTD system.
What to do, what to do...
Well, fact is the VX2000 must be recording to a tape in order for a tapeless system to work. Fun. However, if I don't NEED the tape (all HDD) then this doesn't matter.
Counter-point, I've heard nightmare story after nightmare story about the overall finiicky attitudes of FireStores and CitiDisk and... well... all of them. The concensus is that putting all your eggs in one basket simply won't do.
Ideally, I would love to repair and get a firestore, mce, what have you... but my money tree seems to be a bit barren as of late.
So, after days of intense forum hopping and ebaying and the ever dangerous self diagnostics, I'm putting it up for opinion.
The question here is to repair the vx2000 to it's former glory, or bypass it's messy transport system and head problems and go straight to hdd.
Rules:
1) Sub $1000 cost.
2) I can't afford a new HDD HD prosumer wet dream of a camera.
3) Donations gladly accepted in the form of blank checks OR constructive opinions.
Thanks for your inputs!
Marc