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Digital CamCorder on HP wth AMD

Apr 17, 2006 10:31AM PDT

Which CamCorder are you using with your HP?

This HP has no firewire? How much is a firewire cable and will it work on the HP PC with a new Digital CamCorder?

Digital CAM JVC or Canon?

Which should I buy? Only as a entry level weekend hobby of taking video of
my gran-kids and transferring it to the hard drive then to a DVD.

Both are on sale for $300

Microsoft Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2
Compaq Presario SR1500NX
AMD Sempron(tm) 3000+, 1.999 GHz
L2 Cache Size 512 KB
1,024 DDR-SDRAM (PC3200)
DVD RW DRU-720A
DVD RW Mad Dog
Display: ViewSonic A71f+
Video Card: VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP
Sound Card Model: Realtek AC97 Audio
Network Card Model: VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Printers Model: EPSON Stylus C86 Series

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Another Way
Apr 18, 2006 6:48AM PDT

If you camera has firewire (or iLink as Sony likes to call it), here is a different solution to get your camcorder data onto DVD:

Buy an ilo (ILO) set-top DVD player/recorder - model DVDR05.
Available at WalMart for under $100.

It has a firewire connector on the front.

You will need a firewire cable to connect the camera to the ilo. The ilo has the same type of connector as is on the camera. WalMart also has the cable for about $20.

Put the camera in playback mode and start recording on the ilo and it copies the tape to the DVD+R media.

I tried it with a Sony camera and it works.

Note: ilo is a WalMart brand but the DVDR05 is made by Sansui.

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Grandaughter Library
Apr 18, 2006 6:09PM PDT

Thanks for the tip. My grandkids check out VHS tapes from the library. Now they use the Recorder to transfer to DVDs.

It was really easy. This easy-to-use DVD recorder is no more complicated than the familiar VCR. Just slip in a blank disc and press Record. It's that simple. Slim design fits anywhere.

Greatly simplifies DVD recording
Record from the built-in TV tuner or any video source
Connect a VCR and transfer your VHS movies to DVD for longer-lasting and better-looking results

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