On 27 Mar 2002 04:08:51 GMT, revdonaldo@aol.com (Revdonaldo) wrote:

>My JVC recorded DV tapes won't play in my Sony VX 1000. Neither will DV tapes
>recorded on the Canon XL-1. Can't figure this out. I thought DV was a
>standard format and would play on any DV deck or in any DV camera. What's
>up???
>Revdonaldo@aol.com

Were they recorded in LP mode? The VX1000 does not
have this mode, as I recall... Also, within Sony,
I have found complete compatibility, even with
LP-mode tapes (except for the VX1000) among all
13 or so I have owned (including one head/transport
replacement repair). I've heard other brands do
not maintain this kind of alignment accuracy, and
that may be the problem (these tapes are SMALL,
and the alignment requirement standards for
compatibility are high...).