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Need HDV system recommendations

David L
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Oct 14, 2005, 1:06 PM

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So I wasn't planning on making the move to HDV until next year but one of our editing systems has decided to die a little earlier than planned ... so I need to buy another editing computer that will be good enough to edit HDV. For software, I plan on using Premiere Pro (which I already have), probably with Aspect HD.

Can anyone recommend a good PC to edit HDV with? Or a good turnkey provider to buy from? I've heard that the HP xw8200 is a good one, any confirmation of that?

(This post was edited by David L on Oct 14, 2005, 1:09 PM)

DSE
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Oct 15, 2005, 12:21 AM

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I'd recommend either Velocity Micro or Colfax International. We've purchased 10 machines recently, a mix from both resellers. Velocity just barely beats Colfax for service and price.

We bought a mix of Intel and AMD X2 4400+ machines. The 4400+ kick the butt of the Intels, hands down. (P4 3.8)\

No way, no how, would I recommend any HP, Compaq, or other "shelf" computer. Too much junk on them. At Velocity and Colfax, they KNOW how to build vid machines from the OS on up.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
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David L
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Oct 16, 2005, 10:44 AM

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Thanks Douglas, that's just the info I was looking for.

KevinShaw
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Oct 18, 2005, 5:38 PM

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We bought a mix of Intel and AMD X2 4400+ machines. The 4400+ kick the butt of the Intels, hands down. (P4 3.8)

DSE: comparing an X2 dual core processor to a P4 single core doesn't make much sense; a more relevant comparison would be the X2 4400 versus the Pentium D 840. Any experience with that comparison?