[78-L] fwd: Videotape challenge is in the machinery

[Michael Biel]

>> neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
>>> Even more recent formats are getting harder to find. I have some HI-8
>>> video I would love to transfer with one of Sony's high end players with
>>> a TBC card in it, and not a camcorder. These don't seem to turn up on
>>> ebay so often anymore, and finding one in working condition is tough. Or
>>> at least, I haven't had any success with it. Not so long ago even the
>>> broken ones on ebay were kinda pricy.
>>>

Of course it depends on what you mean by kinda pricy.  If you would look 
at some dealers sites instead of ebay you would find that the Sony 
GV-D200 I use is still available new for between $550 and $600.  I'm 
going to be getting a second one for Leah soon.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com