« previous next »
Pages:  [1]     Go Down

Author Topic: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)  (Read 2563 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline IvanIvanovich

  • Mr. Silk Underwear
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 8199
  • Location: USA
Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« on: Wed, 17 October 2012, 22:33:20 »
HUGE metal case board. Looks like it was built to survive the end of the world. Too bad it appears to be parallel or something interface, but could be a cool project board. Super colorful editor keycaps. MX blacks.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GRASS-VALLEY-GROUP-VPE-151-VIDEO-PRODUCTION-EDITOR-KEYBOARD-S-N-5060-/380451754764?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5894b1130c
Logged

Offline Halverson

  • Traitor Supreme
  • Posts: 6811
  • GIRLSHARK WIZBRO
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 17 October 2012, 22:34:59 »
Would be all over that beautiful rainbow board...IF IT DIDNT COST 50$ SHIPPING TO CANADA!! BLARGG!!!
Logged

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 17 October 2012, 23:14:07 »
Ha!  $77.45 to ship to Australia.
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline rayuki

  • Posts: 397
  • Location: QLD, AUSTRALIA
  • RAAAAAAR
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 17 October 2012, 23:34:36 »
looks like a console from the starship enterprise or similar lol
Logged

Offline Halverson

  • Traitor Supreme
  • Posts: 6811
  • GIRLSHARK WIZBRO
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 17 October 2012, 23:37:23 »
I miss Australia, our shipping is almost similar.
Logged

Offline IvanIvanovich

  • Mr. Silk Underwear
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 8199
  • Location: USA
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 09:58:56 »
Looking at it further, it seems that a G80-2100/255* would fit inside it, so it could be a really easy mod.
I'm sure it has to weigh quite a lot seeing as it's plate mount and the case is steel. If you guys need a proxy, I might be willing but I have no idea if that would end up actually being any cheaper if you want the entire board.
Logged

Offline fruktstund

  • Posts: 194
  • Location: Swedish woods
  • !
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 10:13:13 »
Just had to check the shipping to Sweden, and it was only $65.20. I was expecting something about $120, at least, since regular keyboards cost about $50 to ship here (the few times sellers want to ship outside of the US). :P
Logged

Offline Dgsbllx

  • Posts: 300
  • Location: UK
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 10:25:14 »
$71.60 to ship to the UK so counts me out. Really like the look of this though, would definitely make for an awesome mod.
Logged

Offline Computer-Lab in Basement

  • The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 3026
  • Location: NCC-1701, USS Enterprise
  • Live long and prosper
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 10:37:54 »
Dude, seriously considering buying this for the caps...
Logged
Quote from: Frenir on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:16:48
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:14:18
tp thread is tp thread
Sometimes it's like he accidentally makes a thread instead of a google search.

IBM Model M SSK | IBM Model F XT | IBM Model F 122 | IBM Model M 122 | Ducky YOTD 2012 w/ blue switches | Poker II w/ Blue switches | Royal Kludge RK61 w/ Blue switches

Offline modulor

  • Posts: 240
  • Location: US
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 11:07:42 »
Nice find...vintage blacks, unique caps and war machine case :)  Whoever gets it has to do a review!
Logged

Offline Lu_e

  • Posts: 652
  • Location: NWUSA
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 14:35:28 »
I might bite if it had all of its keycaps
Logged

Just say NO to ABS keycaps

Offline IvanIvanovich

  • Mr. Silk Underwear
  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 8199
  • Location: USA
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 15:57:54 »
The seller does have more that are complete, but more expensive. I didn't feel they were as good of a deal.
Logged

Offline fohat.digs

  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 6533
  • Location: 35°55'N, 83°53'W
  • weird funny old guy
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 19:52:27 »
If I were a little more flush, and liked Cherry better, I would surely buy this beast.

It practically re-defines the term "Bad Ass"
Logged
"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 20:05:13 »
I'd need to get a new desk for this baby, anyway.
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline Halverson

  • Traitor Supreme
  • Posts: 6811
  • GIRLSHARK WIZBRO
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 20:13:14 »
Ended up buying it, sent it to the family in Utah. Will be either getting it in a month when I see my father. Or if it's too heavy for him to bring, I'll be heading down in two months for a visit and I'll get it. Thinking of refurbishing it, putting a new board inside. Then using those switches and caps for it. Possibly toss my raspberry pi in it. Maybe toss my lunch inside as well, has enough room hah.
Logged

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 20:15:38 »
That would be a fantastic case for a Raspberry Pi!!!
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline Elrick

  • Hype Master
  • Posts: 4895
  • Location: CrapTown, Convict Settlement
  • Keyboard Orgasmist
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 18 October 2012, 20:25:58 »
Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 17 October 2012, 23:14:07
Ha!  $77.45 to ship to Australia.

That would be about right, because the console/keyboard itself looks to be really heavy maybe a little more than a Model-F.

At least they are not charging over $270.00usd like some characters are doing for some lighter/smaller keyboards.
Logged

Offline dorkvader

  • Posts: 6289
  • Location: Boston area
  • all about the "hack" in "geekhack"
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 00:19:44 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 18 October 2012, 10:37:54
Dude, seriously considering buying this for the caps...
Yeah, it's like a product advertisement for SP.
---
Congrats halverson! You'll have to tell us what you think (And what they think when it arrives)
Logged

Offline rowdy

  • HHKB Hapster
  • * Erudite Elder
  • Posts: 21175
  • Location: melbourne.vic.au
  • Missed another sale.
Re: Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 01:00:34 »
The Raspberry Pi thing is a good idea - pics if it happens please :)
Logged
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline Halverson

  • Traitor Supreme
  • Posts: 6811
  • GIRLSHARK WIZBRO
Grass Valley VPE151 (what a TANK!)
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 19 October 2012, 01:06:46 »
Thanks guys! Can't wait to get started, must be patient. Going to have to find a G80-2100 to put in it as well I think.
Logged
Pages:  [1]     Go Up
« previous next »