[QuadList] OT: Switchers (was Grass Valley)

[Scott Thomas]

We bought the Kahuna in 2007 to replace an ailing Ampex AVC. The Kalypso was considered but my concern to the CE was that it was a 10yo design at that point. The Kayanne wasn't yet out.

I too liked the Sony, but for reasons unknown to me, they wouldn't even consider it.

Our competition went from Ross Synergy to Vision. Not a bad switcher, but we see more lipsync issues on their news. I've heard it may be due to conversion hardware.

The need for conversion hardware was a big factor in choosing the Snell. We wouldn't have to buy as much.

Still miss my past GVG switchers, 300, 200 and 1000. I really, really miss my K-Scope.

Scott Thomas

On Jul 08, 2012, at 11:36 PM, Tim Stoffel <tim at lionlamb.us> wrote:

> On Sun, 2012-07-08 at 08:39 -0700, C. Park Seward wrote:
> > GVG flew me to Reno where my salesman and I took the company jet to
> > the Valley. Nice way to travel.
> >
> >
> > I was in the market for a switcher and went to see the 4000. I ended
> > up buying a BTS since the 4k wasn't quite ready. During the demo at
> > GVG, the switcher would change crosspoints on its own and the chroma
> > keyer wasn't good enough. Other parts of the switcher didn't work yet.
> >
>
> The chroma keyer is still 'behind the times', compared to other
> manufacturers. That is why we went with a Snell Kahuna. Still, everyone
> (except me) liked the reputation of Grass Valley so much that it came in
> second, even though the offering by Sony was superior (to the GV) in
> almost every way.
>
> Tim Stoffel
>
>
>
> Please trim posts to relevant info when replying.
>
> Change subject to reflect thread direction. Thanks.
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