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>>How do you mean? The SVHS looks better on first gen than the Umatic, but wears out quicker? SVHS will have more detail than 3/4 SP in the first generation original but a dub mode copy ( Y/C 629) will result in loss of these details to the point that it looks less quality than a dub mode 2nd gen (YC 688) COPY IN 3/4. It continues to diverge from there. Camera acquisition is using that format to record your camera originals, as in camcorder. I bought my 3/4 stuff 3 years ago new but I've seen the $3500 5850 decks and I didn't like the condition they were in. SP is "superior performance" and is achieved by elevating the lum freq. and is similar the difference between VHS abd SVHS or reg,. 8 and Hi8. They all do the same thing. Some formats also go to metal tape. There are other differences as well. In the 3/4 Umatic the SP adds about another 50 lines of horizontal resolution to the format. You should really decide on your budget and who the intended market is. As Paul Linde would say," My customers wouldn't even look at anything less than D1" On the other end of the scale: My customers want just VHS tape for preview. Bottom line this year is real time output using the MAX or the PAR. I'm planning to go the PAR route and then Beta SP later on. If after Beta SP my market goes more of the ad agency stuff I'll look to buy the MAX. So you see how the market drives the decision process?