Digital video enthusiasts: good deals on MiniDV tape?

bbernardini

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Thu Nov-25-04 06:08 PM
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Digital video enthusiasts: good deals on MiniDV tape?

So...I just got a MiniDV camcorder, so now I need to find good deals on tape. Anybody have any suggestions? I'm checking out some of my usual places, like supermediastore.com, and am-dig.com, but I was wondering if there's anything better. Thoughts?

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Cush

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Thu Nov-25-04 06:13 PM
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1. what kind did you get?

been thinking of getting one, but I'm not sure what to look for

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bbernardini

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Thu Nov-25-04 06:20 PM
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2. JVC GR-D72

Mostly because it was the TSV on QVC, and my wife works for them, so she got a discount. It came with a case, tape, memory card, remote control, and one or two other doodads.

We didn't know what model it was until it arrived, but it turns out this one is pretty good. The thing that's probably absolutely essential is a firewire/iLink/whatever the manufacturer calls it output. Trying to transfer video via USB will take forever. You also might want to look into an AV input. This one has one, so I can use it as a go-between between my VCR and computer. At last, I can start archiving some of these old videos onto DVD.

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LoZoccolo

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Thu Nov-25-04 06:59 PM
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3. Just buy a lot at a time, I'd say.

Tends to be the biggest difference - if you buy like 5 or 8 or 10 rather than 1 or 2.

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