As above, I noticed that professional are more expensive than the standard consumer level MinDV cassettes. Alright, so what makes that mighty difference?
Secondly, would there be any point investing in these more expensive cassettes for a consumer-cum-prosumer?
If you are referring to the "special" HD tapes, the oxide formulation and binding agents are different.
But a decent miniDV tape – like the Sony "Premium" tapes at about $3 each (Frys has 8-packs for $24.99 and tapestockonline sells them cheaper in quantities) – and don’t re-use the tapes, and you’ll be fine. I’ve been using them for 5+ years and have not had a problem.
If you are referring to the "special" HD tapes, the oxide formulation and binding agents are different.
But a decent miniDV tape – like the Sony "Premium" tapes at about $3 each (Frys has 8-packs for $24.99 and tapestockonline sells them cheaper in quantities) – and don’t re-use the tapes, and you’ll be fine. I’ve been using them for 5+ years and have not had a problem.
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