HD SPARK upgrade path

[gdame]

HDSPARK Pro should be available in the US starting next week, so place your orders now!

Spoken like a true salesman!

[Gordon B]

Joe,

Siren technology does them in the UK, you can buy it naked but if anyone needs E5 it's cheaper to buy the two together.

Gordon.

[GrassValley_CP]

Yes, HDSPARK and HDSPARK Pro are both available as hardware-only for owners of EDIUS v5.

HDSPARK Pro should be available in the US starting next week, so place your orders now!

[GrassValley_KH]

No idea - I'm not connected (physically) to shipping operations any more. The PR said end of September.

[pjsssss]

K, do you know if the HDSpark Pro is shipping in the US yet?

[GrassValley_KH]

As far as I know, both HDSPARK (HDMI) and HDSPARK Pro (HD/SD-SDI) are available world-wide, in software-free SKUs.

[jshaw300]

Oh, cool - I had no idea this had changed. I'll have to see if they do this in the UK as well.

[gdame]

New MSRP $299.

[pjsssss]

You can buy the Spark alone without Edius.

[Blast1]

http://www.sharbor.com/products/GRVN5010019.html

[jshaw300]

Is it likely that GV will ever consider allowing EDIUS 5 software only users some kind of upgrade path to their hardware? I'm interested in HDSPARK, but the idea of having to pay for EDIUS 5 again puts me off.