Why? That's an economic question.
Yes, there are such, but you won't like the price.
Bob
I have a sony dcr-pc100 that won't play back anymore. It isn't worth fixing, but I don't have a way to play back the minidvs if I don't fix it. Are there standalone players someone could recommend to playback these tapes (either into a tv or my PC). Thanks in advance. Jim

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