firewire 400 or 800 for direct to laptop at DVinfo.net

Tim Schultz · March 28th, 2006, 06:40 PM

trying to work out if there's any point in using 9-pin firewire (with compatible external drive) for recording direct to laptop.

since the camera only has 4-pin output (requiring adaptor on the cable anyway) would an 800 speed cable be redundant?

any thoughts?

Anders Holck Petersen · March 28th, 2006, 07:05 PM

The HVX is a IEE1394a/firewire400 device, so it wont make a difference for the camera cable. But if you also use an external firewire disk to capture to connecting that to the 800 bus will be the best option.

Don Donatello · March 28th, 2006, 10:46 PM

if you have a PC microsoft pretty much killed 1394b with XP service pack 2.
conisider it lucky if you can get 1394a speeds using a 1394b card bus and 1394b external drives.
completely different story if you have XP service pack 1 = you'll get the max thru put of the drive you hook up over 1394b to 1394b .. around 60-65MBs on 400 gig drives

Jim Hawley · March 29th, 2006, 12:22 PM

If I'm still using Win2k Pro sp4, will i see the same problems with going to 1394b?

March 28th, 2006, 06:40 PM	#1
Tim Schultz New Boot Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 17	firewire 400 or 800 for direct to laptop trying to work out if there's any point in using 9-pin firewire (with compatible external drive) for recording direct to laptop. since the camera only has 4-pin output (requiring adaptor on the cable anyway) would an 800 speed cable be redundant? any thoughts?

March 29th, 2006, 12:22 PM	#4
Jim Hawley New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 23	Win2k and 1394b If I'm still using Win2k Pro sp4, will i see the same problems with going to 1394b?

March 28th, 2006, 07:05 PM	#2
Anders Holck Petersen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 59	The HVX is a IEE1394a/firewire400 device, so it wont make a difference for the camera cable. But if you also use an external firewire disk to capture to connecting that to the 800 bus will be the best option.

March 28th, 2006, 10:46 PM	#3
Don Donatello Hawaiian Shirt Mogul Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: northern cailfornia Posts: 1,261	if you have a PC microsoft pretty much killed 1394b with XP service pack 2. conisider it lucky if you can get 1394a speeds using a 1394b card bus and 1394b external drives. completely different story if you have XP service pack 1 = you'll get the max thru put of the drive you hook up over 1394b to 1394b .. around 60-65MBs on 400 gig drives