V-5 Video Mix

[JMiN]

does anyone have a opinion on the Edirol V-5 http://www.edirol.it/europe/details.asp?id=12&la=UK&ct=3&gid=10&code=60 or an alternative for the price...TiA

[burstingfist]

I used one a couple of weeks back, the output was good quality. Only used the luma key though, so I didn't see any of its FX. It is lacking knobs and such which makes it a pain to control live. It also isn't inuitive like most Panasonics or Videonics. A review is posted here:

http://www.vjcentral.com/show/117

[JMiN]

thanx burstingfist, new to the forum and VJCentral sorry i missed the review still getting to grips with the site, alot to take in, a most excellent resource

[MoRpH]

Yeah I wrote the review and even though I don't own a V-5 I have used one quite a bit and was fairly unimpressed..... the review says it all, if you have any questions not addressed in teh review feel free to ask in the commments on the review :)

[eXhale]

so "Edirol V-5" is an alias for the roland mixer?

this should be added on the review

[MoRpH]

Nah Edirol are just a distributor, even when you buy it through them it's still labelled a ROLAND V-5..... so no its not an alias like the german panasonics/videonics stuff.

[JMiN]

think i was looking to hard to find Edirol in the reviews and overlooked Roland,all the advertising in UK all Edirol based no mention of Roland. As you know i am new to the technology, I was attracted by the VGA input , now i know what i am really after is scan converters and better than 640-480 as well, off to learn about SC's thanx again

[MoRpH]

The scanny built into the unit is ABSOLUTELY USELESS for anything other that titling..... Its crap rez, no zoom, and most importantly UNDERSCANNED and not EVEN CENTRED

[sleepytom]

you can get a videonics mxpro for about the same price or a second hand pannasonic for much less - don't buy a roland they suck