#Toaster Y/C?
Frank,
I'm not evangelizing the Y/C Plus. In fact I'm putting a client into a
Y/C++ for the external and betacam reasons with no nervousness at all
about wheather he will be happy. My message before was based on the spec
sheets as I'v never seen a Y/C++ in person. If you look soley at the
speck sheets, Y/C plus looks ever so slightly better, but not in a way
that the human eye could detect. Their manual also implies that the
filtering they use is superior to the standard adaptive filtering because
it is able to eliminate more of the dot crawl. Then they show a graph
with Y/C plus resoution at about 480 and a printed spec of "better than
450" as opposed to Y/C++ with "450". There other specs also say things
like "better than" or "less than" or ar ever so slightly better
numerically than the Y/C++. The Y/C to D2 was something one of the two
booths that was hawking Y/C Plus at NAB told me. Sounded reasonable to
me, so I bought it – the reasoning that is – I already owned one. (I am
kinda gullible, but I DID NOT believe the DPS guy who told me that the DPS
TBC-on-a-card units where the only ones that were truly broadcast
compliant – should I have done?) Also, I planned to get a Y/C++ or other
external solution if/when I sell one of the 2000 Toaster set-ups I have
now so that I can get a 4000 for my 4000T that is sitting in a box on the
floor here, and have room for the AmiLink. (Unless I sell that which I
would LOVE to do so I can get a real controller instead of someones
software hobby project.)
The fact that you have access to all these "Toaster Boosters" and test
equip to check on the specmanship of the respective companies would, I
hope, encourage a formal "face-off" article with pictures, numbers and
charts in a mag like VTU. (Hint, hint :^).
So on another subject, have you had occasion to check the specmanship of
the Magni MM-400 vs the Hamlet HV 301? Can't afford Tektronix or Leader
and I just need be able to tune Toaster input sources and monitor outputs
for correct levels and phase – don't need super diagnostics, but also
don't want an internal card unit.
wmc – via Autopilot!