I know a lot of people on this list use DV for a living but us none professionals don't always need the best tapes. I use this site http://www.store.yahoo.com/protape/minidvtape.html?source=gotohttp://www.store.yahoo.com/protape/minidvtape.html and have had no problems with them. They sell both the pro and consumer tapes. I have used the panasonic AY-DVM60EJ tapes with no problems. At $2.75 per tape you can't go too far wrong. I also only use the tapes once. They have the 80 min tapes for $6.19 per tape. Eric