Deity TC-1

Pros

• You don’t have to keep the Deity TC-1 plugged in, it’ll stay jammed until I power off the F3 as long as the TCA-1 stays plugged in.
• I have Deity TC-1s and love them. The wireless sync is great but even if I could record and transmit, jam syncing the K9 with a cable from the TC-1 before the shoot is a pretty quick and painless operation.
• I haven’t used Tentacle’s time code stuff but from what I’ve read it has no display, has to be configured with an app and is more expensive than Deity TC-1 (which I do use.) You _can_ configure the TC-1 with an app but it so easy on the...
• the best value with solid features at the moment is probably Deity's TC-1.
• Deity TC-1 can either send line-level timecode or it can send mic-level timecode to one track and scratch sound to the other channel using the internal mic on the TC-1. So you can sync in post with timecode or with audio waveforms as a b...

Cons

• Deity TC-1, Atomos ULTRASYNC BLUE, Betso TCX-2+
• Yet 3 years for a budget friendly TC isn't awful and I feel it comes with the territory. Heck, I've had "pro" devices fail in less time due to just constant use. At these prices, I don't think they're meant to be repaired, with the excep...
• I've had my TC-1 for exactly 3 years, while I was working, it stopped outputting a timecode signal. Upon check, it simply turned off, but when I tried to turn it back on, it remained off. ... When I touched the USB-C port area, I felt it...
• I wouldn't be surprised if it's just the crappy deity timecode device.
• I don’t think they’re rated. But I accidentally put one through the wash and let it dry out for a week and it’s been working fine for over a year.