[MacDV] are 120-minute mini-dv tapes available?

[Karl Hayden]

Hi Malcolm

Panasonic produce an 80min (SP) tape that can record up 122mins (LP)

I have not had any problems using Panasonic in SP, don't often use them 
in LP. I know some guys here that use them in LP all the time. I don't 
ever remember hearing them mention a problem with them.

Thanks to 'SB' and his mention of the web site 
(www.taperesources-store.com) where MiniDV are sold. The prices are 
incredible there. For example.... I use Panasonic AY-DVM80FE, they are 
not listed on the site so maybe this is not a good example, but a box 
of 5 tapes cost me 60euro ($74.80) making each tape 12euro ($14.96).... 
Am I being ripped-off or what? Armed with this information I intend to 
go to my supplier and demand they do better.

Karl Hayden (Dublin, Ireland)


On 29 Jan 2004, at 21:46, Malcolm Hamilton wrote:

> Hi everyone -
> I've got to transfer 175 (approx.) Hi-8 tapes to mini-dv (archiving my 
> family movies).  It'll be a tedious project regardless, but it would 
> sure make life easier if my Hi-8 tapes and mini-dv tapes were of equal 
> length.
> As it is, most of my Hi-8 tapes are 120 minutes long.  And as far as I 
> know, the only mini-dv tapes I can get are just 60 minutes (best 
> quality).  This means I'm going to have to time everything, and make 
> sure I'm at my desk at the 60-minute point.  And check, and rewind, 
> etc., etc.
>
> Does anyone know if 120-minute mini-dv tapes are available somewhere, 
> or if they're on the horizon?
>
> By the way - I can get Maxell mini-dv tapes at a good price compared 
> to Sony's.  Are they as good?  (I'll just be recording on these tapes 
> once)
> Cheers,
> Malcolm
>
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