Video and Movie topics

I'm sorry for such a basic question on this newsgroup, but can someone explain to me briefly the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? I have a Lite-On SOHW-1633S that will handle both, and I'm just now starting ...

I have been reviewing the traffic here over the past year in anticipation of buying my son a camcorder to celebrate the birth of their first child. A lot of people are recommending the used camcorder market. But I haven't seen any posts on where to find used camcorders. ...

Earlier I posted about my JVC GR-DVL367ex unspooling a tape. It now won't load a tape at all. The tape carriage appears to have jammed. Can anyone advise on the likely cause of this? ...

My son is looking for a digital camcorder to use for making student movies. It doesn't have to be anything real special, but he does need manual focus and a microphone jack. We're told that miniDV is the best ...

I have a Sony DCR-TRV 230 that died on me recently, and am looking to replace it with a newer model. Does anyone have any recommendations? Can anyone vouch for or against any of these more current Sony models? ...

Hi! I will be in the NYC area on the weekend and am looking to buy a sony dcr-hc90( was really loking for the Hc10000 but it looks like it is not available anymore). Anybody have any idea's where the best deals can be had for this camera. ...

I think this is the right newsgroup to post to, if not, direct  me to one better. I have a little b+w Tv that I'm trying to modify. It's pretty old. I'm trying to get coax input to it, when it has only a antenna and a little ...

I'm a novice in dealing with miniDV camcorders (bought one just a week ago) and all things connected with uploading video on PC, comressing and sharing. I have few friends living far-away and got an idea of showing them some of mine shots. Most of them have accounts on ...

hi, i have been given an old video camera and it has some tapes with some video i would like to put onto my pc. But it is old and there is no mention of how to edit this to my pc. The camcorder is a PANASONIC ...

Hi. I kinda wanted to get some opinions on this from those who know about camcorders. I want to get a camera to use to make videos and I'm torn between the Sony VX1000 and the VX2000. Price really isn't that big of a ...

I'm a office clerk, sometimes, someone use my computer when I leave a moment, and let some running programs be compelled stop, I'm annoyed for this. Someone help me? ...