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Sony 60 Minute Premium MiniDV Tape - 5 Pack

Sony 60 Minute Premium MiniDV Tape - 5 PackBrand: Sony
Category: CE

Buy New: £3.49
as of 16/3/2010 08:55 CDT details

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New (44) from £3.49

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars reviews

Media: Accessory
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 0.8 x 3.2
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MPN: 5DVM60PR
Model: 5DVM60PR
UPC: 027242524613
EAN: 0027242524613
ASIN: B00000JFMC

Release Date: January 21, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Sony Mini DV Camcorder Tape 60 Mins Ref 5DVM60PRX1CLN-BT [Pack 5]
• MiniDV premium tape - 60 minutes• Bringing you exceptional picture quality, great resistance and excellent value for money• MiniDV premium is an ideal tape for every

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Product Description
MiniDV Premium Tape - 60 min. Bringing you exceptional picture quality, great resistance and excellent value for money, MiniDV Premium is an ideal tape for everyday use. Metal evaporated tape. Diamond-like Carbon coating protective layer improves durability and helps prevent shedding and drop out. Length: 60 Minute. Storage case made of plastic.


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3 out of 5 stars A good reliable product and cheaper than high street prices - but check out the 10-pack   September 23, 2008
Keith Joseph (West Berkshire, England)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful

This five pack is good value when on usual offer from Amazon - so stock up for the hols and Xmas (as a single cassette in a high-street shop can cost up to 5 times more than the unit price offered here). Quality and reliability seem perfectly fine for my budget Sony HC22E HandyCam, never a dropout and the picture is noticably better than with my old Hi8 tapes - I always record in SP though. Only reason not to buy is that Amazon often sells a ten-pack of Sony Premium Mini DV tapes that's generally even better value per tape [so check that blister pack out as well].

Note video tape such as used in these cassettes are proprietary 'lubricated' and sticking to the same brand of tape (e.g. these Sony ones) has been thought by many to reduce problems with the video head clogging up and miss-tracking. No-one seems to have reported problems mixing Sony MiniDV with Fuji, and manufacturers modified their dry lubricants back in 1997 just in case - but if you want to be really careful stick with one brand.

Incidently, MiniDV Hi8 standard8 video cassette tapes like these, and their recorded video images, have a projected life of 10 years after which even the plastic components of the cassette mechanism start to fail (besides will there be any miniDV camcorders to play these tapes in 20 years time). Over this period some of the signal on the tape will be lost slowly to noise by 'print-through' as the tape sits in contact with itself (by magnetic induction). This is particularly bad for older analogue tape (e.g. Hi8), but MiniDV isn't immune. Fast forward/rewinding the tape every year or so will help reduce this (as will recording the original in SP not LP). So transfer video tape to digital DVD before this becomes a problem, using the AV 'analogue in' on a DVD recorder works as well as a PC - and recopy your video DVD [with 'verify write' on] to a new DVD every 5 years [using a PC]. Keep the Sony tape master as well. Also look after your MiniDV camcorder, as often tapes recorded on one don't replay well on another manufacturers model. So think about archiving sometime or your precious memories might simply fade away.



5 out of 5 stars Consistently reliable and good value tapes   June 12, 2008
Kevin (London, UK)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful

I have been using Mini DV tapes from a number of brands since I purchased my Panasonic NV GS-120 3CCD camcorder five years ago. After much experimenting the one brand and tape I now rely on is Sony's Premium Mini-DV tape. It is also very cheap when bundled together - per tape it works out at least half the price that supermarkets and other outlets charge.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent value for money and excellent tapes   October 21, 2006
Mr. J. Clarke (Birmingham)
67 out of 71 found this review helpful

I would never buy any other tapes to go with my sony camcorder these are very good, and i would never go anywhere else to buy them apart from amazon as they are so affordable compared to high street stores, don't let them rip u off buy them from amazon!


5 out of 5 stars Good tapes for a good price   February 5, 2009
Derek in the wilderness (Scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I've about 30 of these tapes and never had a problem due to a faulty tape. I only use them once for recording and keep the original in case I need to make another DVD master copy.

Good advice from Keith in one of the other reviews regarding the storage of these tapes.



5 out of 5 stars Great value tape   November 13, 2008
C. Steadman (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Always use these tapes for my Sony Camcorder. Never had a problem and they are great value when bought from Amazon when you compare with high street prices.



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