DVX100 close to retirement [?] (said a dealer) at DVinfo.net

Sotiris Damatopoulos · February 26th, 2005, 04:54 AM

All you nice people there,

Here is just something one guy, official dealer of Pana here, where I live, told me a couple of days ago:

That the company wants to slowly withdraw and probably stop producing the DVX100 in the forthcoming months.

I just don't have a clue, if this is common knowledge to all except me, if it's just speculation from his part, or if it's plain ignorance.

Any thoughts/info?

Thanks in advance for answering silly questions...

-s.

Rob Lohman · February 26th, 2005, 05:07 AM

Moved your thread to our speculation forum, also see this thread
in this forum: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=38307

Boyd Ostroff · February 26th, 2005, 09:33 AM

Actually this thread covers the issue pretty well. See the comments by Jan Crittenden, who works for Panasonic

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=38727

Quote:

I know that people think there is another model coming, and so on other boards, I have said that there is a DVX100B coming but it will not be here until September. It will be changed only to the extent that it becomes compliant with the ROHS initiative, (google ROHS if you want to know.)

Mathieu Ghekiere · February 26th, 2005, 10:15 AM

Hey Boyd

Do you know what the ROHS initiative is? I have no clue.

And does someone think this will lower the price of the original dvx100a?

Thanks,

Boyd Ostroff · February 26th, 2005, 12:06 PM

Read the second page of the link I posted, Jan explains it. Evidently it is a European initiative to reduce the number of toxic substances used in manufacturing.

Tom Hardwick · February 26th, 2005, 01:24 PM

Apparently it's the lead in the solder of the PCBs that's upset the environmentalists. The net result is that the circuits that aren't lead soldered will be less reliable or more expensive or both.

tom.

February 26th, 2005, 04:54 AM	#1
Sotiris Damatopoulos New Boot Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 13	DVX100 close to retirement [?] (said a dealer) All you nice people there, Here is just something one guy, official dealer of Pana here, where I live, told me a couple of days ago: That the company wants to slowly withdraw and probably stop producing the DVX100 in the forthcoming months. I just don't have a clue, if this is common knowledge to all except me, if it's just speculation from his part, or if it's plain ignorance. Any thoughts/info? Thanks in advance for answering silly questions... -s.

February 26th, 2005, 05:07 AM	#2
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February 26th, 2005, 10:15 AM	#4
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	Hey Boyd Do you know what the ROHS initiative is? I have no clue. And does someone think this will lower the price of the original dvx100a? Thanks,

February 26th, 2005, 12:06 PM	#5
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Read the second page of the link I posted, Jan explains it. Evidently it is a European initiative to reduce the number of toxic substances used in manufacturing.

February 26th, 2005, 01:24 PM	#6
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Apparently it's the lead in the solder of the PCBs that's upset the environmentalists. The net result is that the circuits that aren't lead soldered will be less reliable or more expensive or both. tom.