Digital video/analog converters

[Melissa Dickinson]

"Erica Sadun" <erica at mindspring.com>
> I've got the Director's Cut (Take 1) and love it.
> I've heard great things about the Sony, and good
> things about the Canopus. The quality control
> on the Hollywood units seems to vary a *lot*.
> Some get lemons, some get working models. I've
> also heard that the Formacs can be a wee bit flakey.

I bought two of the Director's Cut units and was
most decidedly unimpressed.  Their customer service
was also laughable when I tried to contact them to
return the units, though this was a couple of years
ago now.  I tried the Dazzle -- even worse.
I recommend the Sony Digital-8 camera route.

Melissa