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Dr. Jamie · 01-01-2006, 10:15 AM

I bought a Sony TRV-480 Digital8 (D8) camcorder after studying this to death. As AV_Integrated says, the D8 gives digital output (via USB) to the computer and avoids the need for a capture card. The camcorder was a lot less expensive than the D8 tape deck which is also 2-head and appears to be the same drive mechanism. (There isn't much market for the tape decks; so, they cost more than twice as much and offer less). The D8 should provide the full 400 lines of resolution.

Also, I have played back our 1990 first tape on a TV and it looks great. (Those Hi8 tapes have good longevity, stored vertically).

I am currently picking out a PC with dual core processor, 500 MB of hard drive and dual layer DVD (they're cheap) for now. If a blu-ray recorder comes out before I make the purchase (or even before I do the archiving), I'll get one. As Blue says, it could be in a few weeks. A lot of people have become frustrated with the delays but this time I think it's imminent.

Recall that my objective here is to archive all my footage, including the junk as master files for later editing; so, my interest in blu-ray is to keep the number of discs and the processing time manageable not necessarily for play-back to TV.

Thanks again for your help. It's amazing how many people around the world have this type of problem.

Dr. Jamie

01-01-2006, 10:15 AM	#5
Dr. Jamie New Member Member since:Dec 2005 Location:Kanata, Ontario, Canada	Thanks for the help, guys I bought a Sony TRV-480 Digital8 (D8) camcorder after studying this to death. As AV_Integrated says, the D8 gives digital output (via USB) to the computer and avoids the need for a capture card. The camcorder was a lot less expensive than the D8 tape deck which is also 2-head and appears to be the same drive mechanism. (There isn't much market for the tape decks; so, they cost more than twice as much and offer less). The D8 should provide the full 400 lines of resolution. Also, I have played back our 1990 first tape on a TV and it looks great. (Those Hi8 tapes have good longevity, stored vertically). I am currently picking out a PC with dual core processor, 500 MB of hard drive and dual layer DVD (they're cheap) for now. If a blu-ray recorder comes out before I make the purchase (or even before I do the archiving), I'll get one. As Blue says, it could be in a few weeks. A lot of people have become frustrated with the delays but this time I think it's imminent. Recall that my objective here is to archive all my footage, including the junk as master files for later editing; so, my interest in blu-ray is to keep the number of discs and the processing time manageable not necessarily for play-back to TV. Thanks again for your help. It's amazing how many people around the world have this type of problem. Dr. Jamie Last edited by Dr. Jamie; 01-01-2006 at 10:21 AM.