NEWTEK VP LEAVING??
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___RUMOR___ has it that Mr. Montgomery is leaving NewTek…
Any comments or additions?
Asked my dealer about this and he freaked. He felt that P.M. leaving N.T.
would spell dark days ahead for the toaster. He called NewTek and was assured
that the rumors are FALSE! They have received hundreds of calls on this one
and they have no idea (That's what I am told) what is going on or how the rumor
started.
Does anyone know for sure what is going on?
-Mike Reed 8-{D}
Unlimited Potential
Kansas City, KS.
P.S. Never mind what I said above, before I could send this message, my dealer
called and said he got a fax from Newtek that confirmed the leaving of Mr
Montgomery. It is not a rumor… HE IS LEAVING!!! So why did Newtek deny it?
Mike:
I'm sure I'm showing my ignorance about NewTek, but since I'm very new to
learning about the Toaster, could you explain to me why Paul Montgomery's
leaving the company is such as big deal? Is this something akin to Steve Jobs'
firing at Apple? Thanks.
David
Could be…we'll see.
Stephen Bailey
Sawyer & Bailey Film and Video CIS # 72773,2451
David,
What kind of equipment did you end up with ??
Jerry
Jerry:
So far, I'm taking your advice and waiting a little longer to see what happens.
My impatience in just itching to go ahead and DO SOMETHING! But the slightly
calmer, logical part of me says, "It won't kill you (or business) to wait
another month or two to see if anything changes." So far, it's logical part 1,
impatient part 0.
If I went ahead and bought today, I'm still not sure what I'd end up with, but
I suspect it would be either Beta SP or U-matic SP. By the way, I noticed the
Sony VO-9600 and VO-9000 (VTR and source, respectively) in a catalog. They're
U-matic SP, and I think that's what you said you're using now. Do you know
anything about these machines? Do you think they'd be a good choice? (Even if
they're not your top choice, they're better than S-VHS, right?!) You'll be
happy to know that you've pretty much talked me out of going S-VHS, but I'm
just not sure what I can afford. The Sony U-matic SP machines seemed priced
pretty comparably to the Panasonic S-VHS decks I'd priced.
If you have an opinion about the Sony decks, let me know. Otherwise, well, I'll
let you know when I finally do something. (Of course, if I bought S-VHS, I'd
lie to you and tell you something else! You'd never let me live it down.)
David
If you go 3/4 or beta, get ready for sticker shock when you buy tape.
S-VHS is not that bad if you are careful and use high-end equipment for
aquisition and editing. Fox network uses it for all their ENG and by the
time it ends up at your house, you can't tell the difference between it
and beta shot stuff. It is probably easier, however to see a difference
on graphics and things that are more color laden. But, if you can afford
it go with the best – heck get D1!! ;^} Actually, another consideration
is your customer base. If all your local markets are 3/4, going beta
might not give a decent payback by the time you sort out/pay for format
conversions. So although quality is a big factor it is not the only one
to consider.
wmc – via Autopilot!