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November 4th, 2006, 07:27 AM | #1 |
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Firewire or USB 2.0 for transfer??
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I have a Sony DCR-VX2100 which uses firewire for transfer. Currently, I am downloading from my camera to my Alienware 7700 laptop with Microsoft XP Professional by using firewire. I am using an external 500GB drive for storage. I have the option of using Firewire or USB 2.0 for transfer from my laptop to my external hard drive. My question is; In your opinion, should I use Firewire or USB 2.0 for transfer for best quality overall for my video. Your help would be most appreciated. Thanks, Ray |
November 4th, 2006, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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here's a link to a previously posted question on this topic. hope it helps.
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...l+usb+firewire |
November 14th, 2006, 08:28 PM | #3 |
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The video quality won't change. I use hard drive in USB 2 external cases exclusively. 4 different brands, all great, no problems. The thing I like most about USB 2 drives is that they are much easier to connect to my laptop. 4-pin firewire is much too fiddly and I'm sure I'll wreck the socket one day, so I leave it just for my camera.
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November 14th, 2006, 09:26 PM | #4 |
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I have a variety of external hard drives, all of which have USB 2.0 and Firewire interfaces.
I have come to prefer using the USB 2.0 option. (One of my drives doesn't always get recognised via Firewire but always does via USB). It also means I have more Firewire ports free to connect my DV devices (I've successfully captured from 3 devices simultaneously). |
November 15th, 2006, 09:18 AM | #5 |
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I have been using USB 2.0 External drives daily for 5 years without any issues at all.
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