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Sony DVR-10/D2 format general

Sony DVR-10/D2 format general

Sony DVR-10/D2 format general

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I just picked up an old DVR-10 to do some archiving. I purchased it for pennies, but was unable to test record functions before buying (playback worked fine). Just today I am testing the recording of it, and I am unable to record anything from the main panel. I am feeding it a composite signal with valid reference, and when I press PLAY/REC -- it only plays. I cannot get the record button to light up or tell the VTR to record.

I went into FCP and tried blacking a tape (because I knew it would force the deck to start recording with new control track). The record mode was set to PB so I could monitor via confidence heads. Recording started but the picture remained gray and was jumping around quite a bit. Also the TC display was flashing. Upon playback, I only saw gray, but when I shuttled the tape into 2x speed I could see a broken image that jumps around a bit.

I have posted frame grabs of what the picture looks like at http://www.andrewdp.com/d2.htm

The deck plays back pre-recorded material OK, but newly recorded material on the machine does not. I have not serviced digital machines, but this appears to be a record head issue -- am I right? Does anyone know what service/head replacement on these machines might cost?

On a more general level, how does the picture quality of this format compare to DV or Betacam SP. I understand the technical attributes (DV is 4:1:1 at 5:1 compression, Beta is component analog, D2 is composite, etc.), but from an aesthetic standpoint how do they stack up?

Thanks in advance and Happy New Year!

Andrew Huebscher
Los Angeles, CA

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