3/4 , DVCPRO decks still worth keeping?

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firehawk

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I've got a couple Sony U-matic 3/4 and panasonic DVCPRO (not HD) decks that work great.
Do you guys with businesses get much work from people needing dubs , etc?
I'm trying to decide if I should keep them or sell. They are already well past the time when they were valuable I imagine, but there still may be some demand in the future when people need transfers.
 
If you get calls for them sure. DVCPRO was a great format that just got caught in a weird place between DVCAM and HD. It never really took off. For the longest time used DVCAM gear sold for more than than used DVCPRO.
 
I would love to have a reliable 3/4" deck to use when digitizing old material (I'm slowly working my way toward transferring all the work I did 25 - 30 years ago to DVDs); I've got an old Sony VO-5600, but it's very cranky (and just try to get it fixed these days). So based on my sample of one, I'd say it's still worth keeping at least one of each format around.

- Greg
 
Thank you both. I've been selling things trying to raise money and thought maybe those old decks should go. The Sonys are vo 9800 and vo 5800. The dvcpro decks are aj-d230h. I think I may keep them another year and see if we need them now that we are expanding. Any idea what they are worth right now?
 
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