obie2 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Recently I upgraded to a Deva V, which I am now wondering why I waited so long,but now comes the question of what to do with my Deva II, I am getting the impression that FAT 16 is becoming either obsolete or at least something that creates havoc at Post houses. I also got the feeling from some earlier posts somewhwere that newer Fostex DV40's can not read FAT 16, is this correct ? I was thinking of doing away with a DAT back-up which I do out of habit and use the Deva II as a backup. Though I have never lost audio with either Deva, hard drives do fail and I do feel the need to have a second machine on the cart. It seems using FAT 16 as a backup when everything was recorded at FAT 32 is a bad idea. Would love to hear from the Post side of things as well as from Mixers who find themselves in a similar situation. It makes it harder since recently I had a case stolen with all my Deva II cables and extra hard drives, as if that has any value to anyone the street. Thanks David Obermeyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 The Deva 2 would make a great backup machine, however you can still get a good price for it used and run something much cheaper as a backup. For 2 tracks only a Tascam P2 works very well (w/ TC from your new Deva) and costs only about $900 new. An SD 702T is a great machine on it's own and is about $2500. You could get a Mac Mini, a Traveler and run Boom Recorder for under $2400 I bet. I think you could get much more than that for your Deva 2 if it is in good shape. I still hear of lots of Deva 2s being used on jobs, and they don't seem to last long on the consignment pages. Philip Perkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProSound Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I agree with Phil sell the DEVAII you can find a Tascam P2 recorder new on Ebay for about 800. I don't record backup anymore but I like having a second recorder with me as a spare and to record wild stuff or sound effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mick Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I used the Deva II for a number of years before I switched to the V. The post house that deals with my work on the Deva V still has the means to use the backup drive from the Deva II as and when necessary, (so far never), so for me the V and II are a good system. I asked Glen Sanders a while ago if Zaxcom intended to continue to support the II and he affirmed so I'll stick with this double Deva system until Glen's next technological breakthrough....due next week I think... Regards Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 FAT16 is certainly on its way out but i wouldn't see that as reason for ditching the Deva II just yet. what a great machine still, for what it's worth. i'd hold onto it just to hold on to a piece of sound history. if you're going the route of Tascam HD-P2 or Edirol R-4 Pro or SD 7 series, it's not that much of a financial hit to pick one up, and keep the Deva. i talk to mixers that use Deva II as backup all the time and i haven't seen it being a huge problem with post. granted i'm more on the production side of things so my insight is somewhat limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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