[PCWorld]

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[revo]

But, I don't believe DVD based cameras can integrate with editing software such as Premiere Pro 2. Not sure about hard drive based cameras. That fact alone will keep MiniDV around for a while.

[res0wjyj]

The demise of the minidvd can be attribituted to the lack of a separate media player. If there was a machine available to play back the tapes this format would be around for a long time. How long would the vcr have lasted if you had to play it through the videocamera??

[ebowdish]

DVD cameras may be more convenient, but MiniDV offers great picture quality and, as time has discovered, a longer shelf life. Not only that, but MiniDV is very easy to import into an editing situation-- unlike the clumsy MPEG-2 format of DVDs. For these reasons, I would say that MiniDV is going to be my companion for quite a long time.

[magarmuch]

nah... quality always comes first. people should just buy a dvd player/writer combo and connect the camera directly to the player to write to a blank dvd disc. plus the dvd based cameras offer only 30-60 minute of sd recording. atleast on a mini-dv you can record high quality recording and then burn to a blank dvd disc which at its very least offers 4.7GB.

[vaasman]

I have a hard drive camcorder and it is great, acts like an external hard drive on my computer and records everything as MPEG-2, so it easy to edit.

[mstax]

Yeah... "good enough" - ha! That's why VHS replaced Beta, why so many people are "ok" with mp3 audio, why digital (at "ok quality" bit rates) is gaining ground, etc... Lowest common denominator values always seem to prevail, as sound quality continues to be dummied-down for "the masses."