CompuServe Messages

I talked to Shomi in San Diego yesterday. Their new Cheetah Dual TBC sounds like it was invented for the toaster. They faxed me a brochure. Its got a list price of $3000 but they've got an introductory special price of $1995. They say they are talking to Newtek about Toaster bundles. Spec says: 2 auto hetrodyne TBCs; 2 four field infinite window frame syncronizers; 2 individual 512x768x24 bit digital processing channels; 2 Proc Amps; 5 input synchronous switcher on Cahnnel B; 2 freeze frame still stores, field selectable, full bandwidth; 2 internal RS170A sysnc generators; 2 cahnnel horizontal and sub-carrier sync adjustment; velocity averaging correction for color(?); Optomized K correction (?); Automatic full bandwidth or color-under processing; TBC for any VCR including 10x shuttle and AB Roll; 400 lines of resolution; separate external sync input per channel; 2 inputs on Channel A plus 2 input loops; fader A & B to output (2 channel dissolve/fader bar); 5 selectable inputs plus 5 input loops with sync input plus loop on channel B; 2 individual 6 output distribution amps flat to 13 MHz; Rack or table model both with 2 year warranty. Seems that the motivation behind this product is their other (main) product, a SEG called the Adventurer which is a studio in a box for $5295. Sounds interesting, no? Bill Dwyer