I sold my dvc-30 to get the gs-400 i found a demo at bandhso far no tape noise in record or playback is this a good thing meaning i dont have problem with the transport by the way I love this cam better than the dvc-30 it is amazing i will get the mack 2 year since I have a month

I would say that if you have no noise there, then it's definitely a good thing.

But someone said that noise will happen after several months later.

I have been closely following this issue since September of last year. I only recall one person who had the tape transport noise begin after they had used the camcorder. That doesn't mean the problem won't start after a period of use, but I would think we would have more folks commenting on that at this point.

<<<-- Originally posted by Guy Bruner : I have been closely following this issue since September of last year. I only recall one person who had the tape transport noise begin after they had used the camcorder. That doesn't mean the problem won't start after a period of use, but I would think we would have more folks commenting on that at this point. -->>>

That is really good. 8 )

If this does happen and Panasonic fixes it, is the correction permanent or fixed until same problem decides to happen again. I wonder when I buy my GS400 (hopefully when B&H gets another shipment) if this next batch of camcorders was manufactured after this defect (if it is widespread enough) was pointed out to Panasonic, and a correction is now made during manufacturing. So anyone buying a "recently produced" GS400, would not have to worry about that particular flaw. Maybe this is wishful thinking.