[MacDV] Re: DV camcorder without firewire (was iMovie 3 isout)

[Benjamin Ing]

Actually, to be totally accurate, FireWire is the professional 
implementation of IEEE-1394, based on a balanced signal, whereas iLink 
is the consumer unbalanced version. That explains why FireWire has the 
two extra connections. Also, fwiw, Apple gets a license fee for every 
time the name FireWire (or the logo) is used, so Sony may have come up 
with the iLink moniker to avoid licensing fees.


On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 03:42 PM, Erica Sadun wrote:

> iLink is the same thing as FireWire as IEEE-1394. Different
> names. Same thing.