which brand of MiniDV is the best??? at DVinfo.net

Eric Casper · November 26th, 2007, 03:10 PM

hey guys, i recently purchased an XL1, i hear you should run the same brand of MiniDV through it as often as possible. however i dont know which brand that may be. sooo what is a good process for starting over with a different brand. do i have to run a head cleaner through it? or a blank tape?

also which brand of MiniDV is the best. the distributor my company uses offers JVC MiniDV's. i get them for about $2.30 a pop. tho i guess overall they are pretty cheap. best to go with best quality.

Brian Farris · November 26th, 2007, 03:15 PM

I've always used Maxell. One thing to keep in mind is once you choose a brand and it works, stick with it. There's all this talk about wet/dry tapes and whatever, and you can avoid a lot of that mess if you just keep using one brand of tapes.

Also, try to avoid Sony tapes. I've never had much luck with them.

Don Palomaki · November 27th, 2007, 08:29 AM

Search the threads. There has been a lot of discussion on this over the years.

Almost as much as "which motor oil is best" on the automotive boards.

Chris Hurd · November 27th, 2007, 09:01 AM

Always SEARCH first before posting new threads:

Discuss DV tapes for XL1 / XL1S at http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=634

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November 26th, 2007, 03:10 PM	#1
Eric Casper New Boot Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Harrisburg PA Posts: 19	which brand of MiniDV is the best??? hey guys, i recently purchased an XL1, i hear you should run the same brand of MiniDV through it as often as possible. however i dont know which brand that may be. sooo what is a good process for starting over with a different brand. do i have to run a head cleaner through it? or a blank tape? also which brand of MiniDV is the best. the distributor my company uses offers JVC MiniDV's. i get them for about $2.30 a pop. tho i guess overall they are pretty cheap. best to go with best quality.

November 26th, 2007, 03:15 PM	#2
Brian Farris Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 99	I've always used Maxell. One thing to keep in mind is once you choose a brand and it works, stick with it. There's all this talk about wet/dry tapes and whatever, and you can avoid a lot of that mess if you just keep using one brand of tapes. Also, try to avoid Sony tapes. I've never had much luck with them. __________________ Videography Blog - http://www.video.thirdprong.com/blog/

November 27th, 2007, 08:29 AM	#3
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	Search the threads. There has been a lot of discussion on this over the years. Almost as much as "which motor oil is best" on the automotive boards. __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

November 27th, 2007, 09:01 AM	#4
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