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I took the cheap route ....

...and am very happy.
About four years ago purchased a Sony HI-8 with a 20X optical lens. Taped dozens of ny kids soccer games. Then just put the cam on edit, and then used an S video cable and rca for audio straight into a Toshiba DVD recorder. Only have used DVD-R.

I keep the original Hi8, and make copies for parents that wanted them.

I actually got terrific results from the games I taped on a trip to Italy with my son's team.

I think the HI 8 cam cost me around $ 249.00 , and the DVD recorder $ 225.00. Anytime you don't want something from the tape , you just press pause.

If I was buying a camcorder now, I would go digital, but at the time a 20X optical digital was much more $$$. 10 X was standard, not good enough for games.


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  • I took the cheap route .... - phatty 11:47:47 07/11/05 (1)


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