Recommendation for a digitizing deck?

[Christopher C. Murphy]

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone out there is digitizing with a deck? I just got the word we can buy a new deck. I believe that the JVC Mini-DV's will play out of any standard machine? It would make sense since I've been digitizing PD150 tapes through a cheapo $700 Mini-DV camera for the last year.

My needs are the ability to play:

Mini-DV, full-size DVCAM and of course Mini-DV from the JVC HD10U.

It doesn't need to record and my price range is $2000.

Thanks!

Chris

[Paul Mogg]

There is no mini-dv deck (yet) that I know of will play the MPEG2-TS HD from the mini dv tapes recorded on by the HD1OU in that format. If you record in 480i DV SD format using the camera they should play back in any DV capable mini-dv deck. For recording the MPEG-2 TS HD signal digitally, you need a D-VHS deck like the JVC HM300000 which can be had for about $430 right now.

[Christopher C. Murphy]

Thanks Paul.

That's not bad considering that I have a standard DVCAM/Mini-DV playback deck for a Final Cut Pro 4 system - and it cost $1800!

Chris

[Larry Witanowski]

I got mine from Ecost.com........about 450, which is not too bad, and makes a good home recording deck too, which can control a cable box.

Only problem is that you can only record in HD from the firewire port.........so only from the hd1 or hd10 camera or from a PC........most cable boxes and SAT boxes do not have firewire, I think.

[Paul Mogg]

I use mine also as an OTA (Over the air) HD recorder, recording from a Samsung Sir T-165 HD reciever, which is incredible, direct firewire connection between them both, many PC HD reciever cards also have firewire output I believe.