PC Newsgroups: Video and Movie topics

HV-20 dirt cheap?

Joe - 27 Oct 2007 10:46 PM - 8 messages

I don't get it- how can they sell it for $299 at [link] ??? ...

Trying to decipher explanation of "dual channel" HiFi sound on Sony Digital8 cam

Doc - 26 Oct 2007 4:04 AM - 3 messages

I've got a Sony Digital8 camcorder, there are a couple of mode settings on this cam that are unclear to me. In VCR mode there are 3 settings - Stereo, 1, 2. There's also an "Audio Mix" setting with a graduated setting between ...

Dream System

Photorider06 - 26 Oct 2007 3:17 AM - 1 message

Hi all I am wondering if I could get reccomendations on a "Dream System". I am finding my current computer too slow and am going to have to upgrade to a new system I have been using Vista as an OS and ...

The Arkansas Stupid

jeffconory@gmail.com - 24 Oct 2007 6:38 PM - 1 message

Oh well..he is a real stupid... [link] ...

Site with new DVD releases?

Kishin - 24 Oct 2007 5:27 PM - 2 messages

When I add an almost released DVD on my queue at Blockbuster, I almost invariably get it shipped the day before it's released. It would be helpful to have a site where I could find out what's coming out each ...

??? about problems with DVDs I record

dh - 23 Oct 2007 7:35 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I like to put videos I record with my camcorder on DVD. That part is no problem. I use Sony DVD-R. Even though I'm careful with them, they still manage to get scratched up some, and then they freeze up and/or jump around ...

Clean mold off tapes and keep, or throw out?

borne - 23 Oct 2007 2:54 PM - 3 messages

I've got about 25 video tapes from the past 15 years. 7 are old 8mm and the rest are mini-DV. They have all been stored together in a plastic box inside a fireproof safe. I happened to look at the 8mm ...

Osprey 210: Good?

Meander Thenet - 21 Oct 2007 7:10 AM - 2 messages

I've been using a Canopus analog-DV converter to capture and it works okay. Gives me frame accurate editing and so forth. As long as I convert to a high bitrate MPEG2, the final output looks fine. ...

Sony DCR-HC48 vs. Panasonic PV-GS320 (or something else?)

jonathandowns - 21 Oct 2007 1:48 AM - 1 message

i'm in the market for a simple, sub-$500 camcorder for home movie use. i want to be sure the camera is MiniDV based and has 16:9 capability...other than that, i'm just concerned with picture quality. ...