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11-14-09, 07:09 PM #1
Opinions on digital video recorders
I am in the market for a digital video recorder.
My guidelines follow:
Most of the videos will be shared/viewed on my PC.
I am leary of buying something HD, because of the amount of data it generates, and the price.
I have a Sony Bravia flatscreen, but no blueray recorder. I dont see how I could really pipe HD video from my PC into the TV with the equipment I have.
Muqtar Jr is scheduled for deployment in 6 weeks, and we are going to need to get some documentation.
Anybody have any insight on this subject?
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11-14-09, 07:24 PM #2
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My brother has one of these
http://insigniaproducts.com/products...-DV720PBL.html
and he loves it
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11-15-09, 01:36 AM #3Re: Opinions on digital video recorders
Been looking at a Kodak Zi8. It shoots HD, but it's very basic in its feature set.
http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Zi8-Pock...8270397&sr=8-1
May not be what you're looking for...
Another alternative is that I've found a lot of the more recent digital cameras have very good movie modes. Kill two birds with one stone.
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11-15-09, 09:30 AM #4
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You have a bravia and are worried about price? Bravia in japanese means platinum plated or my wallet had an anurism when I told it I was buying one or somesuch.
Do you mean camera (as has been extrapolated in the prior two posts) or do you mean a set-top recorder?
Krakkens and shit. stop tempting them. -- Bigdog
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11-15-09, 11:05 AM #5
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Hey Muqtar, your post isn't really that clear on what exactly you want, but if it's handycams, here you go. Keep in mind you can always rencode the original video to a higher compression rate (i.e. less storage) via software.
Purchase one of these:HD OR SD
Then get one of these:Blu-ray Burner
And to play it back:Blu-ray Player, plus you can stream netflix and youtube!
Total cost: Under $1000.00
Having your kid shot in HD: Priceless!
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11-15-09, 03:28 PM #6
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Originally Posted by Kanati8869
I mean a camera. To take movies of my kid.
I have a digital camera that does have decent movie mode. I want something better though.
I have a few weeks to make up my mind, Rico's suggestion looks like something along the lines of what I am looking for. I dont know anything about video cameras though.
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11-20-09, 10:03 PM #7
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So I have been looking and somewhat settled on the Canon VIXIA HF200.
Looks like a bad ass camera that seems to draw good reviews. The price is steep...... but buying on Newegg should keep me inside my budget
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16830120313
Thoughts?
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11-26-09, 08:07 PM #10
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Bought it, got it, took some video and I am now getting familiar with the process of manipulating HD video.
Great camera and I love it, but HD video editing is a sheer pain in the ass, and I am seriously tempted to upgrade my processor after working with a 60 second clip.
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