dv to firewire cable

[Guest]

I paid $36 for a 6ft. Is this reasonable? It cost more than the fire wire card.

[BSR]

I paid like $6.99 for mine from www.newegg.com.

Online prices were a lot cheaper than the local stores, I mean a lot cheaper!!!!

[FOO]

You definitely screwed yourself. I got a card with cable for $12

[Guest]

You definitely screwed yourself. I got a card with cable for $12

Where?

[DVD_Ripper]

Some of the really good, thick cables from Belkin and others run uplwards of $30.00. I recevied a cheapy with my fw card... very thin cable..... threw into drawer..

You probably bought quality

[Guest]

Some of the really good, thick cables from Belkin and others run uplwards of $30.00. I recevied a cheapy with my fw card... very thin cable..... threw into drawer..

You probably bought quality

It was a belkin.Is quality improtant for video transfer?i.e what happens with shitty cords/cards?

[DVD_Ripper]

Some of the really good, thick cables from Belkin and others run uplwards of $30.00. I recevied a cheapy with my fw card... very thin cable..... threw into drawer..

You probably bought quality

It was a belkin.Is quality improtant for video transfer?i.e what happens with shitty cords/cards?

Not sure... but you may have interference (other power cords, transformers, etc) and a good cable may resolve bad burns (ext burner) and even fuzzy video. Are you going DV --> PC now... try Mainconcept Media Encoder.

[BSR]

Knock on wood, my cheap cable works great.
From Mini DV cam to computer in DV format.

[Guest]

Does 4pin=DV?

[BSR]

Mine is a 4pin to 6pin.

4pin on camcorder, 6pin on computer firewire card.

[Guest]

I have a sony cam with a nearly square "DV" out. I've seen both "DV to Firewire" and "4pin to 6 pin firewire" labled cables.Are these the same?

[bmwracer]

I have a sony cam with a nearly square "DV" out. I've seen both "DV to Firewire" and "4pin to 6 pin firewire" labled cables.Are these the same?

I'm pretty sure they are. I bought a FireWire interface and it came with a 4-6 cable and Ulead software for $20 at Fry's... And the cable fits my Sony's iLink port perfectly.

[BSR]

Yes I agree, I have a Sony Cam also.

The smaller 4pin for the camcorder, the larger 6 pin for the firewire card.

[Guest]

Awesome .Compusa has one for $6.28.

[PIntag]

Any chance you got it at Best Buy? Last time I checked, their cables were ridiculously priced. I think they lure people in with the promise of low-priced components and then make their killing on the accessories like cables.

[Bondiablo]

either way you got screwed. i got my cables from this place. they sell good cables and their 33' cable is $34.

http://www.1394store.com/eshop/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=6

[MpegEncoder]

Does 4pin=DV?

Most camcorders and laptops are 4 pin, most desktops are 6 pins.

For cables, there are 4 to 4, and 4 to 6 (commonly).

[redwudz]

6 pin Firewire includes power and ground. I use one for my external Firewire laptop drive. (6pin to 6pin)