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Is is too late? Pixilated MiniDV Tapes

Jan 11, 2011 6:32AM PST

I had a canon minidv several years ago and ended up getting rid of it due to the fact that the heads were out of alignment and I just needed to upgrade. However, when I transferred them to a dvd, they were all pixilated. I tried that specific camera and even used another one at another point. Is there anyway to just buy one and adjust it like the old tracking on a vhs player? There are quite a few tapes like this.

I was thinking about just buying one on ebay that wasn't working all the way for cheap, like one that only played back or something along those lines. Also, if I can adjust the heads or set something like tracking, what would be the best way to transfer it? Historically, I just used AV cables and hooked it to a dvd recorder and went that route.
I appreciate the help.

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