New CompactFlash Based HD recorder at DVinfo.net

Bryce Comer · April 2nd, 2008, 02:13 AM

Hi all,
Just thought you guys with an XL H1 might like the look of this.
http://www.convergent-design.com/index.html
Looks pretty sweet to me, only wish they would bring out the same sort of thing for my XH A1. Oh well, i can only hope.

Bryce

Floris van Eck · April 2nd, 2008, 02:59 AM

The only thing I don't like about this device is the price, $5,000 is a lot of money. If Canon releases a tapeless XL-H1 later this year or early next year, you could probably buy a body only for $7,000. That's keeping me from buying this device. Although of course it can do 4:2:2 at different bitrates so you can't compare those two situation (unless Canon goes 4:2:2 with the XL-H2). I just can't justify the price, and I think Canon has implemented HDV pretty well. Nick Hiltgen's The Signal was shot in HDV on tape. But definitely a nicer product which I would have bought it was 50% cheaper.

Bryce Comer · April 2nd, 2008, 03:03 AM

Wow! i didn't see that. That's another XH A1 & a half! Funny thing is, i'm sure i read somewhere else in the specs or something that it was a very cost effective solution. Go figure!

April 2nd, 2008, 02:13 AM	#1
Bryce Comer Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rossland, British Columbia Posts: 1,024	New CompactFlash Based HD recorder Hi all, Just thought you guys with an XL H1 might like the look of this. http://www.convergent-design.com/index.html Looks pretty sweet to me, only wish they would bring out the same sort of thing for my XH A1. Oh well, i can only hope. Bryce __________________ There's never enough hours in the day!

April 2nd, 2008, 03:03 AM	#3
Bryce Comer Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rossland, British Columbia Posts: 1,024	Wow! i didn't see that. That's another XH A1 & a half! Funny thing is, i'm sure i read somewhere else in the specs or something that it was a very cost effective solution. Go figure! __________________ There's never enough hours in the day!

April 2nd, 2008, 02:59 AM	#2
Floris van Eck Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 993	The only thing I don't like about this device is the price, $5,000 is a lot of money. If Canon releases a tapeless XL-H1 later this year or early next year, you could probably buy a body only for $7,000. That's keeping me from buying this device. Although of course it can do 4:2:2 at different bitrates so you can't compare those two situation (unless Canon goes 4:2:2 with the XL-H2). I just can't justify the price, and I think Canon has implemented HDV pretty well. Nick Hiltgen's The Signal was shot in HDV on tape. But definitely a nicer product which I would have bought it was 50% cheaper.