standalone MiniDV player

[beegblock]

Hi,

 

I was wondering if there's anything out there that can play MiniDV tapes and transfer them directly to the computer via firewire?

I don't want to use my video camera because I'd like to keep its operation strictly to recording material (less wear on the heads if I cut down to only do one thing rather than record AND playing/transferring.)

 

There must be a small deck of some sort that takes MiniDV tapes and can transfer the video.

 

I got myself a MiniDV tape rewinder to relieve some of the stress on the camera's components and I'd like to see if there's a player that I can use to transfer the video footage rather than using the camera.

 

Thanks!

[Phil Rhodes]

Hi,

 

Yes, dozens of them, at all levels. The cheapest option tends to be a cheap camera, oddly enough, but you could look at the portable GV-D1000 clamshell, the JVC BR-DV3000 or the similar but better Sony DSR-11, which is a workhorse of the field.

 

Phil