a) How many DVD recorders does one need to buy? Just buy one that plays back the disc. Go to http://www.dvdhelp.com to find the best DVD player.
b) Just 30 minutes per disc? Big deal, use more than one disc.
c)Discs cost more? But tape has a very limited life for reuse or for storage - whereas disc will last a lifetime. So which is actually cheaper?
d) Right now the Hitachi DVD camcorder recording quality is better than most miniDV camcorders according to Consumer Reports - the non-profit research centre (the only one in North AMerica). AS well SOny and Panasonic have DVD camcorders out now.
Its simple in your case - buy a camcorder that records to DVD disc instead of tape. Simple to archive. Simple to play back on a DVD player. Consumer reports rated the Hitachi DVD camcorder as high in quality as any miniDV camcorder in the same price range.
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a) How many DVD recorders does one need to buy? Just buy one that plays back the disc. Go to http://www.dvdhelp.com to find the best DVD player. b) Just 30 minutes per disc? Big deal, use more than one disc. c)Discs cost more? But tape has a very limited life for reuse or for storage - whereas disc will last a lifetime. So which is actually cheaper? d) Right now the Hitachi DVD camcorder recording quality is better than most miniDV camcorders according to Consumer Reports - the non-profit research centre (the only one in North AMerica). AS well SOny and Panasonic have DVD camcorders out now.
Its simple in your case - buy a camcorder that records to DVD disc instead of tape. Simple to archive. Simple to play back on a DVD player. Consumer reports rated the Hitachi DVD camcorder as high in quality as any miniDV camcorder in the same price range.