On Sat, 10 May 2003 21:55:36 -0400, "Ron Charles" <portugal@3web.net> wrote:

>Once again I stand corrected.

It happens to all of us, on occasion...;-)

>I just am confused by one of your corrections to my recommendations.

>

>I thought the TRV38 came with A/V line input connections, no?

Yes - but these operate only in VCR mode as inputs.

You cannot mix line in audio with camera-mode picture

(too bad - it would be useful...! ;-). Only the

mic input permits substituting audio sources, on

all consumer-level Mini-DV models (sometimes) short

the "prosumer" level...

>Thus should it not be possible to bypass the mic jack input completely and

>use adapters to input consumer line level audio (be it from a Beachtek or

>from a console feed) through the A/V input thus avoiding any AGC???

>Ron Charles

No, unfortunately...