On 2 Oct 2002 13:11:23 -0700, nosplam@yahoo.com (nosplam@yahoo.com) wrote:
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>As I mentioned, I plan on reusing the tape over and over.
>My usage pattern will be 1) shoot lots of video,
>2) copy video to hard driver 3) Edit 4) master DVD.
>I can't realistically see storing the raw footage.
>That's why I am willing to pay for the better tapes.

The Sony "EX" tapes are about $8 at discounters (and the
"PR" are under $5), and these provide a higher-quality
master than the further-compressed DVDs do... I would
master everything to both DV tape (and DVDs, if you want
their convenience).