[MacDV] Re: Digital video/analog converters

[Erica Sadun]

>"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.

Was this in the days of the Miglia or PowerR?
And which unit did you purchase?

Just curious, -- Erica