Electronics Camcorders....help?

KevB · 09-22-2007, 11:45 PM

Did a search, doesn't look like we've had a camcorder thread in a while. My 5 year old JVC miniDV just died on me, so I'm in the market. It doesn't appear to be a good time, with HD hitting it's second year but still expensive and not terribly settled.

In SD, you've got miniDV tapes, hard drives, and DVD's. Almost too many choices to decipher.

I'm leaning away from DVD, as it's apparently difficult to edit and archive (other than the DVD itself).

HD just still seems too expensive and new, but that's obviously the future. I'm tempted to buy a reasonably priced SD that tide me over for 3 or so years, then buy HD at that point.

With all of that in mind, anybody have any thoughts or recommendations? I'm wide open at this point.

Camcorderinfo.com is a good resource, but I'm looking for first had ChiefPlanet recommendations.

09-22-2007, 11:45 PM	Topic Starter
KevB Agree to Disagree Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The State of Euphoria Casino cash: $10026612	Camcorders....help? Did a search, doesn't look like we've had a camcorder thread in a while. My 5 year old JVC miniDV just died on me, so I'm in the market. It doesn't appear to be a good time, with HD hitting it's second year but still expensive and not terribly settled. In SD, you've got miniDV tapes, hard drives, and DVD's. Almost too many choices to decipher. I'm leaning away from DVD, as it's apparently difficult to edit and archive (other than the DVD itself). HD just still seems too expensive and new, but that's obviously the future. I'm tempted to buy a reasonably priced SD that tide me over for 3 or so years, then buy HD at that point. With all of that in mind, anybody have any thoughts or recommendations? I'm wide open at this point. Camcorderinfo.com is a good resource, but I'm looking for first had ChiefPlanet recommendations.
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