[QuadList] Why buy a quad

Thu Apr 28 15:20:24 CDT 2011

We wish you luck in your venture.

There is several things to consider that no one has mentioned.   The AVR-2 
is a single standard.  It is also only a NTSC or a PAL  machine.  You can 
not play the other standard on it.  So what does one  do if you want both 
standards.  

Also are any of your tapes going to be Low Band?  If so the VR-1200  does a 
better job with that.

In a VR-1200, the demodulator filters used in the signal system are  
different between NTSC and PAL.  It is needed to accommodate the wider  bandwidth 
of PAL.  The signal system and the Intersync are dual standard so  that is 
not an issue.  

The AMTEC has an optional board for the Inter-switch version.  This  
allowed it to go between different standards.  I understand that  this is only 
required for 625 systems so they could be used with 819  and 405 systems.  This 
should not be an issue for you.

The Universal Colortec is used in a PAL machine.  Does anyone know if  it 
were possible to be used with NTSC?  I do not have any information on  this.  

If not, you can take the Demodulator out and feed an external TBC for NTSC  
playbacks.  

All together, because you want to do both NTSC and PAL, I would go with the 
 VR-1200 B series.  That is my choice but there are many view on the  issue.

Chris Hill
WA8IGN

In a message dated 4/28/2011 3:29:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
srdbx at netvision.net.il writes:

Dear  Everyone
Reading all your post was enlightening. When I spent time with Tim  I was 
fortunate to work with reasonably good tapes and patient mentor and  a 
forgiving beast (1200B). Originally I come from the world of audio but  
both my interest in the mechanical side of things and my clients desire  
for me to expand my services drove into video as well. I have been in  
the business almost 20 years, 6 of them in video. This means that all  
people here can teach me much more than a thing or two. On my side of  
the Pond (Israel), I have kept my business strategy very simple. Be  
honest, always smile, it makes you a happier person, and never cut  
corners on quality. Keep the cost down for my clients and be courteous  
to my competitors, even though most of them are assholes to me. This  
last mantra made me more clients than the cost and also, made them tell  
me what my competitors think about me.

So why go to this headache  of Quad video?
1. Because I love these beasts. The sound of the whine when  you press 
that ready button is magnificent.
2. Because my clients have  quad tapes, but will never be able to afford 
the $400 per hours charges in  the States or the 600$ average per reel 
charged in Israel (1 machine only.  BTW, he claims he has the only 
operational machine in Europe).
3. I  make my living from digitizing a/v material and if I can just break 
even  on this venture I'll be happy. It will give me extra points with my  
clients, who appreciate the troubles I go to help them transfer odd  
media they find.
4. It will be a major burn to my competitors (just  icing on the cake).

I would love to have a refurbished machine like the  Merlin Mod or that 
tr070C. I would actually be happy with some sort of a  rental agreement 
or other arrangement. Once I finish the tapes here I have  no use for the 
beast and I doubt I will find room for it for keeps, even  though it will 
look lovely in my collection.

So there you have it.  I know this is not a smart business decision if I 
look only on the  financial side. but I think I am entitled to some fun 
as well.  ;-)
Shai

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