Probably quantity of sales... (probably 100X cameras
sold for every one Mini-DV VCR, making development
and production costs much lower on the cameras...
I use a cheap Mini-DV camera as a deck (and it has a
nice, big LCD panel, too...;-).

On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:31:04 GMT, "Kirk_" wrote:

>Ernest,
>
>I did some searching and did find some DV VCR units online in the range from
>$1K to $5K. I know that they are made.
>
>I am just very curious why you can buy a DV camcorder for $400 that has a
>lens, ccd, battery, loading mechanism, and tape drive, but a simple vcr is
>not available for even double that price???? The VCR for DV would not have
>a lens, a ccd, a battery or any of the controls needed for a camcorder, but
>it cost exponentially more. Why is that??
>
>Kirk
>
>
>> You should do some simple searching at the online electronics stores.
>> You'll find at least the following if not more:
>> Sony makes the GV-D300 for $999. It also runs on battery.
>> Samsung makes a DV/VHS deck as described above for about $1000.
>>
>> Ernest
>