DVL-Digest 1180 - Postings: Index Video Editing PC Video Editing PC - Adam Wilt > I could build the same units myself for a hell of > a lot less. Granted there is no support except for warranties from the > manufacturers but as far as software support goes, you get that from the > manufacturers as well... Building your own rig is a heck of a lot easier > than most would think. Well, yeah, but... I've built a few myself, for myself and for others. On the plus side, you pick *exactly* the components you want. And you can save a few bucks -- how much, exactly, depends on the components you choose, and where you buy 'em. The last two times I had the job to do, I found that DVLine [just for example] had a virtually identical box pre-made for maybe a couple hundred bucks more than it would cost me to buy the parts mail-order (one of the local white-box assemblers kits out generic Pentium and Athlon boxes for *less* than the same parts would cost me. At DVExpo last year Bruce Johnson and I were commiserating that the DIY route just wasn't worth it anymore, from a money-saving viewpoint at least). And the DVLine box came with NO assembly required! On the minus side, it takes a fair bit of time to spec, collect, and assemble all the bits 'n' pieces (sure, a couple of hours to build it, but ya gotta find all the parts first, and buy 'em, and build, and then install the OS... It's not hard, true, but it takes TIME to do all that!). And if there are any duff parts or subtle incompatibilities, you have to figure out why the ^%$#@! thing isn't working and replace the offending bit(s). The turnkey folks have figured out what stuff works well with other stuff, and the good ones test and burn in your machine before sending it. Yeah, they cost a bit more, but when you get it, it just works. And someone like DVLine or Promax *will* spend some time with you working out mysterious bugs -- if every third dissolve goes purple on you, their tech support can at least say if they've seen anything like it, and help sort out hardware issues from software issues. If you've build the bugger yourself, it's all yours to suss out. Building is fine if you have time on your hands and enjoy the challenges of the task. But if you're simply interested in getting down to editing, buying a turnkey system makes a lot of sense. Your mileage may vary depending on which side of the bed you got out of... Cheers, Adam Wilt [Any bizarre line breaks courtesy of OS X's Mail.app. Think Different!] (diese posts stammen von der DV-L Mailingliste - THX to Adam Wilt and Perry Mitchell :-) [up] |
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