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James Howard (jbhoward@gibbs.oit.unc.edu) wrote:
:  It's incredibly stupid.  The camera was designed as a toy, but
: for some reason thousands of people cant get over the "gee whiz,
: I can record video on an AUDIO tape???"   It's a novelty, and nothing
: more.  
:  
:  Some idiot used the pixelvision to make a pathetic documentary a
: while back, and it won some kind of award, which was based around
: 90% on the novelty factor of the terrible video and audio.   I doubt
: everyone who is trying to buy one now is trying to emulate that event.
:  
:  Video tape is just as cheap as audio tape, so that can't be the
: reason.  Can anyone give me an ACTUAL reason why you would want
: a pixelvision, other than the novelty factor of using an audio tape?

My partner is a video artist, and the "idiot" I think you are referring to
is a very well respected artist  (who's name escapes me right now).  She
didn't make a "pathetic documentary", she made a very powerful peice of
artwork.  The toy camera windowboxes the image, reduces the resolution
severely and records only in black and white.

To acheive the same results through processing would cost more for 3
hours of studio time than the price of the PixelVision!  THATS why many
artists want them.

Also, a lot of artists use multiple playback in installations.  For $100,
you not only get a camera but another playback source.  Buying or renting
VCRs for installations can get VERY expensive, especially if your work has
10 separate video signals.

:  Guess there's a sucker born every minute.

That's very insulting.
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