Re: what's better sdi or firewire? - reply

Excellent post steve (or weevie, whichever you prefer). All points well made and you really sum it up for many of the "new generation" facilities, as I like to call them.

[weevie833] "Your knowledge, Bob, is highly respected by this guy who types as we speak, so don't think I'm being oppositional for my own self-aggrandizing. I only find that when a facility owner says that their setup is the way everyone else should accommodate, it seems counter-productive."

Actually, from all of Bob's posts I think he's a sales rep or owner of a VAR, but he'll let us know for sure.

Your point in that last statement applies to many sales reps I've met in the past as well. Because a multi-million dollar facility has such and such option, then that's what all the facilities in town must have it too even if you don't really need it. I now have a single sales rep here in Atlanta that I work with because he listens to my needs and presents good options, not just the most expensive ones.

He's David Strupp with the WH Platts Co. and he respects that I'm spending very hard-earned money. Instead of looking to pad his commission, he ensures that I get the right products for my needs at the absolute best price.



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