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How long before DV tapes crap out?
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Red96TA
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Post Posted: Mar 04, 2004 16:51 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
How many times can I record over a DV tape before I should replace it?

monstermash
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Post Posted: Mar 04, 2004 17:10 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I get problems after about 3 uses. Now never use more than twice.

godbeer
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Post Posted: Mar 16, 2004 02:59 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
monstermash wrote:
I get problems after about 3 uses. Now never use more than twice.


What kind of problems do you get - glitches, dropouts, etc or just a general decrease in picture quality? I transfer my DV tapes to DVD and then just use the tapes over and over again. I haven't noticed any problems on tapes I've recorded over many times - but if the picture quality decreases gradually with each use I may just not be noticing it.

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awlchu
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Post Posted: Mar 16, 2004 05:59 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
monstermash wrote:
I get problems after about 3 uses. Now never use more than twice.


Three uses? That seems awfully low.
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bkimmle
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Post Posted: Mar 16, 2004 07:50 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I have used the same DV tape maybe 60 times and haven't noticed any difference in quality since the first time I used it.

handyguy
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Post Posted: Mar 16, 2004 10:52 Posts View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
"Three uses?"

they stretch sometimes.

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