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Sony High Definition DV Tape 63 Min X 1

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

The Right Tape for your HDV Camcorder

Nov 22, 2007 - By Tim Bentley (Shetland, UK)

Okay so miniDV tapes and HDV tapes can come in the same shape and size and some camcorders will let you write 1080i to your regular miniDV tapes but you are not going to get the best results unless you use the right tape for the camcorder. After switching to HDV with a Sony Camcorder and after using some high quality non-HDV miniDV tapes I switched my tape stock to Sony HDV tapes. Believe me I haven't looked back! The change in quality of recorded material is marked - colours and definition are that much more pronounced and unlike regular miniDV written to HDV content, there is no risk of frame dropout.

Why buy a quality camcorder and hobble it with inferior tape stock? You're compromising your content and not saving very much money in the long run.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Sony HD dv tape

Feb 2, 2007 - By Michael Horne (Central Essex, England)

Quite a transformation from SD DV tapes. colour,luminence, brightness & clarity shine in abundence.

I was sceptical about the difference in quality but plugging in my HC1 via the component and the output on my Hitach 1080i plasma was pure HD (not 1080p though).

Looks like i'm going to need 6 more for my trip accross canada in Setember?

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

Product is good but.....

Sep 19, 2007 - By A. Ahiskali (UK, London)

I am quite happy with the quality of the product. The very frustrating point is that Amazon is supplying these tapes from a 3rd party and if you want to order them through Amazon it is not so cheap. They quoted me 90.00 GBP for UK delivery charge for 20 tapes!!!!(This is on top of the product cost)
Yes, RIDICULIOUS. I would be very suprised if they be fair and let this message appear on Amazon website.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Can be used for standard definition mini DV recording

Sep 3, 2007 - By Small Scale (London UK)

Having got a little fed-up with the quality of some batches of Sony's conventional "Premium" mini DV tapes, I decided instead to try these HD versions in my standard def camcorder.

The result was surprising, in that the colour definition actually looked better. The main benefit for me though was that despite multiple re-recordings, these HD tapes haven't faltered once. Just the certainty you want when you're recording your childrens' school assembly or prize-giving.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(1 out of 5)

CRAZY PRICE FOR CARRIAGE

Dec 5, 2007 - By Happysnapper (UK)

I tried to order 24 of these tapes for a future project overseas - the carriage costs was an UNBELIEVABLE £108.00 - I told Amazon set these charges, If they do it's a DISGRACE - My advice is to shop around you can find better deals