Have Mini DV Tapes but no camera and want video

[miss teri]

How can I retrieve and watch all my old videos on my mini DV tapes? I can't find a VHS converter anywhere and unfortunately the camcorder I had years ago got broken by a friend so I have all these old movies and no way to get them on my computer...can anyone help?

[Vidd]

There are no VHS converters for mini DV. You are confusing it with VHS-C. You can buy a used mini DV camcorder or pay a service to transfer them for you. Depending on how many tapes you have, a service may be more expensive than buying a used camcorder.

[Cornucopia]

Exactly. 4 choices:
1 buy a dvcam, possibly also a firewire card for your pc. Xfer them yourself
2 buy a dv tape deck, poss also the card. Xfer them yourself.
3 have a service (or friend) do it for you.
4 give up and throw out the tapes.

Just like with vhs, the longer you wait to decide this, the more this is decided for you.

Scott

[Brainiac]

How many tapes do you have that need to be captured? If there are not too many, I can do it for you free of charge if you are based in the USA. Send me a private message if interested.

Brainiac