which videomixer?

[biet]

i'm a beginning vj and have several options to buy my first videomixer:

Panasonic WJ Ave5 -> 500 euro
Panasonic WJ MX10 -> 250 euro
Panasonic WJ Ave3 -> 370 euro

which option do you recommend?

thanx for responding!

bIEt

[stimuleye]

Don't know about the other mixers, but we use the WJ-ave5 and it's a solid piece of kit. I'd reccomend it!:)
Tom

[hamageddon]

the ave3 is no vmixer, its a videoeffector

the ave5 got not chromakey, but is a reliable unit, a bit overpriced here, i sold a blaupunkt dvm2000 (same unit) for 346 Euro last week

can't tell bout the mx10 but its fairly old, hey like most of the pansonix ;)

[mikimoto]

hi!
all of these examples are a bit overpriced, i think. maybe i`m wrong.
500 ? for an ave5?
there`s an auction on http://www.onetwosold.at/default1.asp?C=OfferDetail&IDOffer=5310207 highest bid at the moment 160?.
It`s an Austrian site but i think the seller will ship worldwide.

[AudioVisualizers]

I'm happy to announce that we are now authorized dealers for sima - they have a new mixer out at the end of the month - so new in fact that no pix/review is online...it is just coming off the assembly line, and will be ready to ship in approx 2 weeks.
http://www.simacorp.com/new.html but is not there, or anywhere except my raw files. Pricing will be approx $500 euro your cost, or maybe a teensy bit more, if I actually want to make any money selling it (MSRP is $800 USD)... for spex, see: http://www.simacorp.com/sfxm.html which it is based on. although it adds many new features. very rugged & lightweight, solid dual tbcs, nice unit, good product.

Panasonics are good too...many choices for you in fact. If you get a roland, you can get custom firmware from japan for upgraded VJ fx - ... anyway.

just my 2 cents :)

[LEVLHED]

hey, can you get a choice btwn PAL/NTSC on the Sima's?

and whats this about special VJ Firmware for the Roland? You should put that in its own little thread if you got more info on that!

[AudioVisualizers]

ya, you can choose pal or ntsc with the sima's. I will start a different thread for the roland firmware upgrade once I lock down the linx/info again - misplaced it, my hd is getting a little messy ;)

[6thelement]

i say a ave 7 they are big but they have luma key and 3 inputs.
and have one for sale @ http://www.marktplaats.nl/;) ;)