Will the price of dvx100a drop with the arrival of the HVX200?

I highly doubt it. You may see some future rebates like the current ones that will save you some money, but I don't think the initial price will drop at all.
 
this has been discussed a lot previously. the hvx is not to replace the dvx, but is in a different category all together, so don't expect a huge price drop.
 
Actually you'll likely see a replacement camera, the DVX100B, which may or may not have any new features (besides the previously-announced switch to a new manufacturing process that eliminates lead). If there are no new features, I don't know what may happen with pricing, but if there are any new features, you might actually see the price go up a bit. The DVX100 to DVX100A involved a $200 price increase.
 
Yeah but watch the street value on used ones, there's no way that their price will stay the same, regardless of what panasonic intends to do with the bigger camera. At the very least ebay will (if it hasn't already) suddenly receive a glut of people selling theirs in order to buy a HVX.

If you were going to buy a used DVX, now is not the time.
 
machardi said:
Yeah but watch the street value on used ones, there's no way that their price will stay the same, regardless of what panasonic intends to do with the bigger camera. At the very least ebay will (if it hasn't already) suddenly receive a glut of people selling theirs in order to buy a HVX.

If you were going to buy a used DVX, now is not the time.
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I've pretty much decided that my DVX will make a really nice "B" cam (for me).
 
The DVX100 to DVX100A involved a $200 price increase.

To clarify: did you mean that the 100 increased in price, or that the 100A was that much pricier than the 100?

Glad to see this thread, it's exactly what I came here to ask. I am looking to buy a DVX sometime this year and while I wish the answers in this thread had been "yes, prices will fall like stones", it's all useful info.
 
If a DVX100B comes along, it will likely drive the price of remaining DVX100As down until they are gone. Traditional pricing logic will be that the "B" will enter at the "A"s original price point.

Hmmm... pricing and logic in the same sentence! Does that qualify as an oxymoron?
 
AdamBertocci said:
The DVX100 to DVX100A involved a $200 price increase.

To clarify: did you mean that the 100 increased in price, or that the 100A was that much pricier than the 100?
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The DVX100 carried an MSRP of $3795. When the DVX100A was introduced it carried an MSRP of $3995.
 
I don't know if the intro of the HVX will affect the price of the DVX, but I do think that street prices will start to drop in the coming months. Especially after the roll out of the JVC ProHD cam. I am just speculating, but take a look at the print ads in Videography or the other mags currently out. Almost every major player in the mini-DV market are offering rebates or free accessories or other incentive offers. I think that the increased proliferation of low priced HDV cams will drive down the prices of DV only cams.

IMO.
 
ecarr said:
this has been discussed a lot previously. the hvx is not to replace the dvx, but is in a different category all together, so don't expect a huge price drop.
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But doesn't the HVX do everything the DVX can do, and some more ?
 
it's in a different price category. the hvx can do everything the dvx can, but going from 3500 to almost twice that, the crowd won't shift immediatly over to the hvx because the dvx is still such a kickass machine. the dvx is still the best in that price range.
 
Ecarr, you are right.... these are basically different league cameras.

Adding the price of two P2 cards (at least)... for a smooth work flow.... could make the package more than two times costlier....at least for the moment.

Another factor is that DVX is an internationally acclaimed camera.... while HVX, to my mind, may not gain that status given the current rate of adoption of HD technology in most parts of the world, other than the US. What to talk of countries further east, nothing could be really said with certainty about the early adoption of the format.... as a widely accepted and paopular format...even in Europe.

Hence in the long run the case of HVX vs DVX may be somewhat similar to the Toyota Landcruiser vs the Toyota Corolla....
 
But in the US the shift to HD is under way and gaining momentum by the minute. We are still a little far off, but the introduction of products like this are going to make the production of HD content much more affordable and they will get the ball rolling. More content leads to good-programing rich channels, which will allow for some people to get used to their better quality. These people will, sometime not too far in the future, start talking trash about SD channels and that's when it really blows up... all because everybody has to try to keeps up with the Jones. How long could all of that take? Ups! That's not the subject here.
If you own a DVX, you won't need the P2 cards when you get the HVX to get the same footage that you've been getting until now... For all we know (till we get the screen grabs) it might very well be SUPERIOR to the DVX on it's SD capabilities...

So:
The difference in price is about x2... BUT! You might allready see benefits on your SD footage, AND you will be able to upgrade a little down the line, use rented P2 cards, or just wait till the 16G cards come out and the 8G cards drop in price... Who knows, P2s might evolve (and drop price) faster than we can imagine! :shocked:

Some will simply buy it and keep their DVX, but many people will sell and pay cash for the difference, and a bunch more will be happy to sell their DVXs and finance the difference...
This camera will be WAY too tempting once you've seen it on set, and many people will HAVE TO sell their DVXs to get a down-payment on the financing of their HVX. When there's 250 DVXs on E-bay over the course of just two to three months, many will take $200 to $500 less in their impatience to get the cash to go to the store.

Supply and Demand.
 
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