curleysound Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I'm kind of in a bind. I dropped a bunch of money on my PD4, and it has served me well with minimal service needs. It seems as though it's just not practical anymore. They're only going for around $1500 on Ebay, which is only slightly more than an FR2 with TC. It seems a shame to sell it, but I don't know how much longer anyone will be willing to pay for it, how much longer there will be spare parts, or how much it will be worth after this year? Thoughts? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think you should sell it while it still has some value. I haven't used one in 3 years except for 1 music video playback job where the Dat tapes where sent from another source and I didn't want to chance messing up the timecode by transfering it into a disk based system. I do mostly ENG work and own a Tascam Recorder and when needed I borrow a 744t. However When I boom on film jobs my mixer normally just runs the Deva and thats it. Bottom line I think selling it is a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hey Tom, seasons greetings. 1500, 1200 $$$$ can buy some fun n useful goodies, so it makes sense to unload it. I haven't used my 2 hhb dat for over 2 years, but I also have a Nagra 4.2 and a stereo tc Nagra to keep the hhb's happy and somewhere for the dust to land on in my home studio, so what do I know. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think the real question is how often do you use the PD4? If the answer is once or twice a year than sell it. While we know that DAT is a dying format there are markets where it's still accepted because in most cases the client doesn't care or have a preference. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergio Sanmiguel Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 How do you feel about trading it for a Yamaha 02rV2 studio mixer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfatjames Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Well i would say keep it... unless your house is so small that you need the space to put you sofa, then you sell it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tourtelot Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I think that if my HHB spends 6 more months in it's case, I will sell it. If I need it over the next six months, I'll keep it forever, since six month from now should be the real "last possible" moment to sell it for anything. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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