On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 05:02:34 GMT, "Julian Maytum" wrote:

>Ohhh ok that makes sense then. I'm glad it was you that replied as I have
>been to your web site many times and gleaned a lot of useful information
>from there :) I am currently in a bit of a dilemma trying to decide between
>the GL1 the TRV900 or the PD100a and your site has helped :) The GL1 was
>out of the running due to the information I had received previously on this
>newsgroup regarding it's audio so your reply helped put it back in the
>running.

You may want to check out the mini-DV camcorder reviews
on my web site (under "I babble"...;-) - there are
frame-grabs, descriptions of sound characteristics,
descriptions of motion-video characteristics, and
more! ;-) Included are the GL-1 and TRV-900, among
others. Personally, I did not like the "nasal" sound
color of the GL-1, or its rather "busy" picture (it
"stair-steps" both near-horizontal AND near-vertical
lines, and the picture is rather "over-sharpened",
causing bright edges). Not perfect, but I prefer the
TRV-900...