DPE 5000

From: Patrick Finnegan <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
Date: Tue Jul 2 09:11:09 2002

On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:

> Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> >
> > I just picked up a Quantel Limited DPE-5000 video switcher. You ask how
> > this relates to computers? The interface box is an LSI-11/02 with 4KW of
> > RAM. Wahoo!
> >
> > -- Pat
>
>
> The main guts of the switcher is in that tall 19" wide rackmount unit.
> No slides are used; it is bolted in solid, and should have gobs of BNC
> connectors on the back for all the video/sync inputs. I presume the
> computer part is for either controlling the wipes, or communications
> between the control panel and the box of guts.

I thought there were slides, but I might be wrong. There were
breakout cables with bnc's on one end and a DC37 or similar on the other.

> You should also have the 'tub', the switcher control panel. It would
> have multiple rows of pushbuttons (usually internally lighted and
> lableled) in pairs of rows, and a fader bar (Tee handle that toggles
> from A to B rows). If you don't have that, you have not much more than
> junk on your hands.

It's not really the usual tub you get with the stuff... either one small
box with the controls, or a few small boxes with controls. I've played
with 'real equipment' before. I'll try to post a URL with pictures as
soon as I get some shots of it.

> About the only value of that stuff would be to someone who still has one
> in service, and they could use it for spare boards. Analog video
> switchers nowdays are just so much more fodder for the landfills.

Actually, with small markets - like cable-company run stations, community
TV channels, and LPTV stations, there is a definate market for analog
video 'stuff'. My high school TV 'club' still uses analog equipment
dating back far enough to make it on-top for this list, at least
time-wise.

Personally, I don't see analog TV going away for at least another 10
years. There's a lot of people/community stations that can't afford to
spend the rediculous prices on new digital equipment when replacements for
their analog gear are still available and usable for so much less.

> Gary Hildebrand
> St. Joseph, MO
>
Received on Tue Jul 02 2002 - 09:11:09 BST