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Question

Do you know where to find Mini DV tape players for your VCR? I want to watch my movies in my VCR but can't find the bigger tape you put them in (if they have them) Any links would be great. Thank you for your help, I love you.

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Answer 1

You sound like my friend :-). Anyways, the short answer is you can't find any miniDV tape players. However, you can use your camera and a firewire cable to transfer the video to your computer, if you have a firewire port. Firewire is also more commonly labeled as IEEE 1394, or i.Link. If you're not great with computers, and your computer doesn't have a port then you can try to install a firewire card, but you have to open up your computer. If you want to install the card, you can find it at circuit city or somewhere like that. Alternatively, you could use the red, yellow, and white video cable to connect your camera to your TV. If you get it to your computer, you'll be able to edit it and make a dvd, but if you get connect it to your tv, you'll be able to watch it faster, but rewinding can be a pain. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The answer is...no, I don't know where to find MiniDV tape players for a VCR. There is a simple reason for this;

They do not exist.

VHS is an analog tape format, and that's what VCRs read. MiniDV is a completely different digital tape format. That's like trying to put a car battery into something that uses AA batteries. They're just not compatible, and there's no way around it.

The "bigger tape" solution ONLY exists for VHS-C cassettes. It works because VHS-C is a VHS format, so a VHS player (a VCR) can read them through the adapter.

Your solution is to take the camcorder and its AV cable (red-white-yellow RCA composite) and to plug it into your VCR (or directly into your TV!).

I know this isn't the answer you want to hear, but in this case, there's nothing we can do for you. Sorry to be the messenger of bad news! But again, watching MiniDV tapes on DV is very easy if you have the camcorder. Or, you can hook the camera up to a VCR, play the camcorder, and record to a VHS tape. You can do the same thing with a DVD recorder. There are still many options.

I must admit, the question and its detail were somewhat entertaining. But please, don't actually melt. That would be bad.

Answer 3

what happened to the DV home player? miniDV is the variant of DV for use in camcorders, and is very popular. Full size DV with 3 hour standard play time never became popular because Hollywood did not put movies on them. This was the same time that DVD came out, and it cost about $1 to produce a DVD movie and $25 to produce a DV tape copy. Hollywood opted for the DVD and the rest is history.

However consumer DV tape players were made, just not for the American/European market. I have one, the buttons and instructions are in Japanese. For just viewing miniDV tapes, Sony made a Walkman version for the US, but it has a hefty price tag. The big three broadcast manufactures, Sony, Panasonic and JVC make professional decks that can play DV tapes but they are even more expensive. They are worthwhile if you have to play a lot of miniDV tapes but are not intended for home use.

Answer 4

Well, MiniDV tapes cannot be played in a regular VCR, and there is no adapter made that will do so.

The adapter you're thinking of is called a VHS-C Cassette adapter, and VHS-C cassetts can play in a regular VCR with the adapter because it's the same tape format, but only in a smaller plastic shell.