CitiDISK HD FOR HVX200 coming at DVinfo.net

Michael Pappas · January 3rd, 2006, 05:26 PM

WOW that looks to be awesome.

The question is, do I need P2 then for any reason?

pappas

CitiDISK HD is coming
The CitiDISK HD, a Firewire based external hard disk Digital Video Recorder for the new Panasonic AG-HVX200 P2 based hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder. CitiDISK HD records DVCPRO100 HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO25 and DV from respectively equipped video cameras.
CDHD-80: $999, CitiDISK HD 80 Gigabyte Digital Video Recorder providing 90 minutes of DVCPRO100, 180 minutes of DVCPRO50 or 360 minutes of DV25 recording time.
CDHD-100: $1099, CitiDISK HDV 100 Gigabyte Digital Video Recorder providing 115 minutes of DVCPRO100, 230 minutes of DVCPRO50 or 450 minutes of DV25 recording time.
CDHD-120: $1199, CitiDISK HDV 120 Gigabyte Digital Video Recorder providing 135 minutes of DVCPRO100, 270 minutes of DVCPRO50 or 540 minutes of DV25 recording time.
Available on January 30, 2006.

More
http://www.shining.com/products/tota...n/citidisk_hd/

http://www.shining.com/pdf/CitiDISK_HD_Front.pdf

http://www.shining.com/pdf/CitiDISK_HD_Back.pdf

Kaku Ito · January 3rd, 2006, 06:05 PM

Probably not.

Ram Ganesh · January 3rd, 2006, 06:43 PM

am i missing something here?

its just a file transfer (intelligent) firewire drive...

it transfers the footage you already shot with your P2 card....

i think you would still need a P2card...

Edit: They say:
Camera-Controlled Recording With Or Without Tape
Records DV streams via camera's REC button with tape, or by CitiDISK™ HD's REC button without tape.

I donno if they mean we can record directly to CitiDisk from HVX

Steven Thomas · January 3rd, 2006, 06:53 PM

From reading the PDF file it sure appears to be a capture device.

Barry Green · January 3rd, 2006, 07:02 PM

They are positioning it as a P2 substitute. If it actually works, it will be impressive. I would just caution people to look at the user reports of past CitiDisk/Quickstream products before trusting their footage to this. I think it's great that they're developing a solution, especially one that's so much less expensive than the FireStore and should be on the market even sooner.

But there are tons of reports of unreliable Quickstreams and CitiDisk DVs out there... so I wouldn't want to be the guinea pig on this one. I do hope it works though -- could be fantastic.

Kaku Ito · January 3rd, 2006, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry Green

They are positioning it as a P2 substitute. If it actually works, it will be impressive. I would just caution people to look at the user reports of past CitiDisk/Quickstream products before trusting their footage to this. I think it's great that they're developing a solution, especially one that's so much less expensive than the FireStore and should be on the market even sooner.

But there are tons of reports of unreliable Quickstreams and CitiDisk DVs out there... so I wouldn't want to be the guinea pig on this one. I do hope it works though -- could be fantastic.

I did mention this coming in my InterBEE report because the distributor we deal with handles CitiDisk told me that they had decided to produce one.

But thank you for the info, as always Barry. I would discuss on the reliability before it comes out, so tell the distributor to demand better products.

January 3rd, 2006, 08:25 PM

I still like the concept of P2 better, just because of the small size. I am glad CitiDisk and others are around though, as it will keep Panasonic and their pricing dept. in check.

The more options, the better... for everyone.

Alexander Nikishin · January 4th, 2006, 04:02 AM

The citidisk only captures live dv and archives hd, meaning you can offload a P2 onto it but not record live HD...

Kaku Ito · January 4th, 2006, 04:27 AM

That is a disaapointment.

I might think of making a shoe mountable iPod case or something.

Alexander Nikishin · January 4th, 2006, 04:33 AM

Hey Kaku, thanks for all the great footage! Seeing you and your friends ride around on bikes all day really makes me want to go out and try some mountain biking someday! As for your idea of using an ipod, i'd recommend something a bit faster like this setup:
Battery Powered External Firewire HD enclosure-
http://www.cooldrives.com/usb20andfial.html
80gb 7200rpm Hitachi HD-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145099
With this setup you'd have speed and reliability, at a very affordable price. Hope you like it =)

January 3rd, 2006, 05:26 PM	#1
Michael Pappas Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: California Posts: 667	CitiDISK HD FOR HVX200 coming WOW that looks to be awesome. The question is, do I need P2 then for any reason? pappas CitiDISK HD is coming The CitiDISK HD, a Firewire based external hard disk Digital Video Recorder for the new Panasonic AG-HVX200 P2 based hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder. CitiDISK HD records DVCPRO100 HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO25 and DV from respectively equipped video cameras. CDHD-80: $999, CitiDISK HD 80 Gigabyte Digital Video Recorder providing 90 minutes of DVCPRO100, 180 minutes of DVCPRO50 or 360 minutes of DV25 recording time. CDHD-100: $1099, CitiDISK HDV 100 Gigabyte Digital Video Recorder providing 115 minutes of DVCPRO100, 230 minutes of DVCPRO50 or 450 minutes of DV25 recording time. CDHD-120: $1199, CitiDISK HDV 120 Gigabyte Digital Video Recorder providing 135 minutes of DVCPRO100, 270 minutes of DVCPRO50 or 540 minutes of DV25 recording time. Available on January 30, 2006. More http://www.shining.com/products/tota...n/citidisk_hd/ http://www.shining.com/pdf/CitiDISK_HD_Front.pdf http://www.shining.com/pdf/CitiDISK_HD_Back.pdf

January 3rd, 2006, 06:05 PM	#2
Kaku Ito Trustee Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Posts: 1,382	Probably not.

January 3rd, 2006, 06:43 PM	#3
Ram Ganesh Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 175	am i missing something here? its just a file transfer (intelligent) firewire drive... it transfers the footage you already shot with your P2 card.... i think you would still need a P2card... Edit: They say: Camera-Controlled Recording With Or Without Tape Records DV streams via camera's REC button with tape, or by CitiDISK™ HD's REC button without tape. I donno if they mean we can record directly to CitiDisk from HVX

January 3rd, 2006, 06:53 PM	#4
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	From reading the PDF file it sure appears to be a capture device.

January 3rd, 2006, 07:02 PM	#5
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	They are positioning it as a P2 substitute. If it actually works, it will be impressive. I would just caution people to look at the user reports of past CitiDisk/Quickstream products before trusting their footage to this. I think it's great that they're developing a solution, especially one that's so much less expensive than the FireStore and should be on the market even sooner. But there are tons of reports of unreliable Quickstreams and CitiDisk DVs out there... so I wouldn't want to be the guinea pig on this one. I do hope it works though -- could be fantastic.

January 3rd, 2006, 08:25 PM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	I still like the concept of P2 better, just because of the small size. I am glad CitiDisk and others are around though, as it will keep Panasonic and their pricing dept. in check. The more options, the better... for everyone.

January 4th, 2006, 04:02 AM	#8
Alexander Nikishin Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 47	The citidisk only captures live dv and archives hd, meaning you can offload a P2 onto it but not record live HD...

January 4th, 2006, 04:27 AM	#9
Kaku Ito Trustee Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Posts: 1,382	That is a disaapointment. I might think of making a shoe mountable iPod case or something.

January 4th, 2006, 04:33 AM	#10
Alexander Nikishin Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 47	Hey Kaku, thanks for all the great footage! Seeing you and your friends ride around on bikes all day really makes me want to go out and try some mountain biking someday! As for your idea of using an ipod, i'd recommend something a bit faster like this setup: Battery Powered External Firewire HD enclosure- http://www.cooldrives.com/usb20andfial.html 80gb 7200rpm Hitachi HD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145099 With this setup you'd have speed and reliability, at a very affordable price. Hope you like it =)