Hi Jeff,
your replies to Sean were really neat. in fact it was the way you answered me that got me to join this community.
I picked up a Sony HVR-HD1000p about 6 months ago and it was working beautifully until one fine day it suddenly (during a shoot), went totally dead - no reponse at all. I kept it idle a few days making arrangements to send it around 600 km's away from me for repairs and the day before i was about to pack it and send it off, i said to myself "one last roll of the dice" and i turned it on and 'walla', she came on perfectly, as if nothing was ever wrong.
A month later in a similar situation the same thing happened again - and now it's still not coming on for nearly 15days or more. I suspect both the times i may have used an NP-750 battery by mistake, that's the battery for my simpex-lite..
The dealer says something like this should not happen and as per procedure it should take around 30 days to repair under the warranty ???? and they do not seem to have any clue about the possible reason this happened !!!
I live in Goa - India, and the dealers here only sell consumer stuff, not even 'prosumer'
Your tips to Sean were so bang-on, it was a great feeling to read it and then think to myself "hey!, I've got the same cam too"
thanks a ton
Jojo
