Where to buy Beta SP Recorder/Player?

[Deepa DvD]

Sup everyone!!!
I want to know where I can buy a Beta SP Recorder/Player (the deck not the camera) Cheap maybe wholesale or used. I already tried eBay for used ones. I just bought a 3/4 Editing workstation with Waveform/Vector Monitor. I Still need Beta SP & DV Deck (that plays all 3 type of DV Tapes).
Thanks for any info.!!!
deePA :)

[auenf]

ok, SP or SP Digital?

and for 'all three types of DV' i guess you mean miniDV, DV-CAM and DVCPRO50?

in that case you would want to look at the Sony J series decks or similar, which are professional gear and you'd have to find a pro video shop for them (or even see if a hire place has some oldish ones to sell).

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[Nic]

The J series is very nice, easy to use & easy to automate (compared to the normal recorders). (Apart from the fact I had to get a seperate splitter to get the digital audio out of the SDI ;) ).

-Nic

[Deepa DvD]

Thanks for the replys bros!!! :)
I need Beta SP & the DV Deck. Yes, I was talking about miniDV, DV-CAM and DVCPRO50. So I need to buy these two decks that can play & record these formats. I am interested in the J series for the dv deck, does it play all 3 formats? Do you guys know of any Wholesalers that sell this kind of equipment?
Thanks again!!! I appreciate it very much! :)

[auenf]

i think you are looking at 3, maybe 4 decks, depending on whether you want to do SP or SP Digital as well.

as far as i know, you cant get a DV deck that will support DVCPro50 as well as DVCAM, but there are DVCAM decks that play MiniDV (not microdv) tapes fine (Sony DHR1000 is a VCR that supports minidv and dvcam).

as for retailers, i know a few, but not near you ;)

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[Deepa DvD]

What is the diference between SP & SP Digital?
Thanks!!! I Apreciate the help!:)

[auenf]

(i think) Betacam SP Digital is incompatible with Betacam SP; but it has 4ch audio support (like DVCam). other differences id be guessing at, ie better quality, cleaner signal.

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[hanfrunz]

mmh this thread is pretty old, but who cares... :)

>i think) Betacam SP Digital is incompatible with Betacam SP; but it has 4ch audio support (like DVCam). other differences id be guessing at, ie better quality, cleaner signal.

There is no BetacamSP Digital only "Digital Betacam"(Sony) it records 10bit, 4:2:2, YUV, DCT-Compressed (~2:1),4xPCM-Audio 48kHz/20bit+1xanalog audio (CUE). It is the #1 SD broadcast mastering standard in the world. Some machines can play back Betacam (not consumer: Beta), BetacamSP and Digibeta.

Only Panasonics D5 is better (10bit, 4:2:2:,YUV, NO compression)

[auenf]

Originally posted by hanfrunz
There is no BetacamSP Digital only "Digital Betacam"(Sony) it records 10bit, 4:2:2, YUV, DCT-Compressed (~2:1),4xPCM-Audio 48kHz/20bit+1xanalog audio (CUE). It is the #1 SD broadcast mastering standard in the world. Some machines can play back Betacam (not consumer: Beta), BetacamSP and Digibeta.

i meant digibeta, but i prolly wrote my response in the early hours of a morning ;)

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