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Greg's point is very good. When you get the Exabyte you'll still have to pay to get stuff to video. With the PAR you've got unlimited (theoretically) taping. The choice, however, is not that simple. If your market demands BetaSP quality then the PAR won't do except as preview device, you'll still need a way of getting to high end tape, and the Exabyte is the most cost effective I've found. But it sounds like you would do best with a PAR and inexpensive S-VHS deck. I'm really not sure what the best place is to get into this buisness as all seem to have drawbacks/advantages. I'd say the SF Bay Area is the capital of multimedia and has a LOT of higher end production facilities as well as video and film production, plus tons of computer related stuff. On the other hand that means there's lots of competition and that can make job finding tough. My only recommendation is to stay away from rural areas at first. Once you've established a career and client base then you can move to east bumble you-know-what Oregon like Gus Grubba <g>.