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  1. 30th Nov 2004 13:10 #1
    Will Hay
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    I have a Hi-8mm tape and believe my friend has a 8mm camcorder.
    One of his 8mm tapes looks to be the same size as my Hi-8mm tape...
    ....can I play my Hi-8mm tape in his 8mm camcorder?
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    Hi8 is a higher resolution, higher bandwidth video format than standard 8mm (just like S-VHS vs. standard VHS). A Hi8 machine can play back an 8mm tape, but an 8mm machine cannot play back a Hi8 tape.
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    many Hi-8 cams will play regular-8 tapes, but not the reverse.
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    Actually these days the 8mm and Hi8 tapes seem to be *exactly* the same. I have bought 8mm tapes, drilled the extra hole in the casing which switches on Hi8 and recorded on them in a Hi8 camcorder. The results are identical to the much more expensive Hi8 tape.
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    Originally Posted by rgs_uk
    Actually these days the 8mm and Hi8 tapes seem to be *exactly* the same. I have bought 8mm tapes, drilled the extra hole in the casing which switches on Hi8 and recorded on them in a Hi8 camcorder. The results are identical to the much more expensive Hi8 tape.

    LOL... I would like to try that..Thanks
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    Originally Posted by rgs_uk
    Actually these days the 8mm and Hi8 tapes seem to be *exactly* the same. I have bought 8mm tapes, drilled the extra hole in the casing which switches on Hi8 and recorded on them in a Hi8 camcorder. The results are identical to the much more expensive Hi8 tape.
    the better ones should be metal oxide and 8mm is not .. so i thought

    DAT and exabyte tapes are also the same though ...
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    okay, thanks.
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