P2 card prices

I'm clearly out of the loop. Are 16 gigers being sold now? For that matter, how are 16 gigers going to be $900 when 8 gigers are $600. Why would anyone buy an 8 gig in such a case? In all previous upgrades, you actually paid more per gig for higher recording times (4 gigs cost more than twice as much as 2 gigers, 8 gigers same vs. 4 gigers).
 
I've sent them a laundry list of items I'd like to see included. But I'm not counting on there being any other changes other than the firmware update to use the cards.
 
TheThe said:
If 32 gigs will be $1,300, then the AJ-PCS060G 60 GB Portable Hard Drive doesn't make sense at $1,500... it can't even fit two 32 gig cards.
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why wouldn't they have a 240 gig p2 store? it's just a notebook harddrive inside.. in fact, i heard that you could switch out the hard drive yourself (i know you're not supposed to) with a screw driver and some kind of installer program.
 
Honestly David, I though about so many, then I read three times more that I didn't think of from other members, then I read about some really neat ideas that Barry came up with, more threads popped up, more ideas came to life every day.

I remember I once wrote down a little list of what I though were the most requested and better ones... But at this point I just want them to do something, no matter if it isn't the best options...

There is a boat load of extra power and versatility being held within the HVX.

While I'd prefer someone like you or Barry to choose what these were, I'd honestly be happy with any three things that any of us asked for, even if they came from someone with even less technical know-how than me! lol

I'm only looking for a token of appreciation from all the good lip I (we) put out there for Panny. Because as much as I am very happy, it is waaaay too easy for them to throw us a bone without taking away from the features in the next camera they will have to design.

16GB cards are late, not based on their schedule, but on mine and that of most users here. I keep looking at my CML emails together with my daily cup of DVXuser and I can't help but feel that the cards were way too late...
 
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I haven't heard of anything other than the update to card sizes, so probably not too much more happening this go-around. But I guess we won't know for sure until next month.
 
pkendall said:
why wouldn't they have a 240 gig p2 store? it's just a notebook harddrive inside.. in fact, i heard that you could switch out the hard drive yourself (i know you're not supposed to) with a screw driver and some kind of installer program.
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. . . and for those of us who have owned and been using one (happily) for the past year the benefits of a reliable small portable, ruggedized, device to dump cards to in the field where AC power is unavailable does not go away with the introduction of larger P2 cards.

I love to hear from anyone capable of making this happen . . .

Seems like a no-brainer.
 
It's a fair point. If it was adequate for what you were doing up until now, why is it inadequate now? If you dump three 16 GB cards and leave two full, you've got an hour and 20 minutes of 1080 or two hours and 40 minutes of 720p/24pN -- all with one P2 Store.
 
David Jimerson said:
It's a fair point. If it was adequate for what you were doing up until now, why is it inadequate now? If you dump three 16 GB cards and leave two full, you've got an hour and 20 minutes of 1080 or two hours and 40 minutes of 720p/24pN -- all with one P2 Store.
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You are correct, and at the price a (continuing) solution.
Like most I want to have my cake and eat it too . . .

I have no idea, at the moment, whether the P2 Store will work with 16 GB cards.
 
dregenthal said:
You are correct, and at the price a (continuing) solution.
Like most I want to have my cake and eat it too . . .

I have no idea, at the moment, whether the P2 Store will work with 16 GB cards.
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yeah, and imagine the transfer time for a 32 gig card with the double check switch on... it would be an hour.. yikes.
 
You just can't tell, early predictions failed. Roughly reads as 'in the future somewhere', and what 's in the future we never know.

btw: do you like free software?
 
Hey, is BH the only site that has a listing and accepting orders for the 16gb? Could not find anything on fullcompass.
 
Timothy Harry said:
so uh a 256 at the end of 2010?????? how sweet qwould it be to have a 512 by 2011!
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ROFL... 1GB cards in 2012... 1TB 2022... ROFL sweet! lol

I believe I will try to work with 8GB and 16GB cards... then if I need 32's or higher I'll rent...
I hate having to buy solid state at premium cause it is like paying premium for a sand castle.
 
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