On Tue, 19 Sep 2000 07:57:49 GMT, babylon wrote:

>http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2624745,00.html
>
>The paper version of the magazine did not explain how the DV
>recordings were converted to mpeg1 or mpeg2, but I was stunned to find
>that the PC-5 did so poorly on the mpeg-1 testing. On the other hand,
>who would use mpeg-1 when mpeg-2 is so superior (interlaced, vbr,
>etc...)
>Any thoughts ?

Has anyone found ZDnet camcorder reviews of even
the slightest use...???? ;-) There is so little real
information about performance, and their conclusions
about camcorders I have tried do not often agree
with mine. As with magazines, they are selling
ad-space, so the reviews are made more fun to read
than really informative...
You may want to check out the camcorder reviews on
my web page, listed near the end of the "I babble"
index - these are less "gushy", don't cover the list
of "features" any ad copy will supply, and I try to
have real content regarding the particular strengths
and weakness of each camcorder's performance...