beta vcrs and hi8 vcrs

[rmx77]

Originally Posted by Chip Chester

I should add that, although camcorders have A/V I/O, their poor performance in shuttle, jog, and basic mode changes makes it a poor substitute for a VCR. Sure, it beats writing down the logic state of the A-to-D converter on a series of PostIt notes, but it'll never be "snappy". It's just fine for occasional transfer of shoot tapes into your editor, though.

Chip

well i would just use it for recording to tape and play back tape from tv or other sources myself. if only i found one that has video in rather then just out