On 10 Apr 2002 13:10:51 GMT, andyscam@aol.com (Andys cam) wrote:

>GMAN wrote:
>>That is true, Sony reformulated their tape stock due to their binder material
>>
>>causing head clogs if you mixed their tape and other manufacturers media.

>Did Sony tell you that?? I doubt that seriously! If so, that would be an
>admission that there was something wrong with the previous formulation and open
>them up for huge liability. It isn't and never was Sony's obligation to change
>anything about their tape, after all their piece of the DV market is at least
>10 times larger than ALL the other players combined! Why would they make a
>change to accommodate the minor players?? Not friggen likely. If a tape
>reformulation or change occurred it would NOT be driven by the small bit
>players, but by economics or improvements in Sony's manufacturing process. Lets
>get real here, we are not talking about the local Dairy Queen here but the
>largest Co. in the home entertainment/electronics game. And in spite of what
>the self proclaimed expert claims Sony would NEVER change it in a way as to
>cause problems with the previous tape, that is as stupid a statement as I have
>ever heard on the net!!! And now he wants to offer more "facts" to back up his
>idiotic claim! This round started with his statement to ignore the
>manufacture's instructions of running a 10 second pass with the cleaning tape
>and follow HIS rule of only a 5 second pass - where the hell does he get this
>stuff??? Because he has a web site that he advertises in his responses to most
>every time someone posts ANYTHING on these NGs, some of the new or less
>experienced readers might think that he is a real and reliable source of info
>rather than just a guy with no life outside of the internet and a need to
>interject his opinion into EVERY thread whether right, wrong or biased or
>unbiased.

Hmmm...., have you ever considered looking into the
possibility of perhaps beginning to think about maybe
exploring the advantages that using Valium might
provide...? ;-)
And, oh, before I forget (glad you reminded me - I
forgot to attach these to my earlier posts!;-), there
are several articles on my web page that may be of
interest to people interested in video.;-) These are at:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/perspective-correction.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/original_vs_10th-gen.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/premiere.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/multi-camera.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/diffraction.htm
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm