I dont have a dv camera. Now, if i did have a dv camera, would i use the camera output to put in the tv? Meaning you have your dv cable from your computer, to your dv camera, to your tv?? just wondering. thx

Jason

Yes, that's how it works. If you don't have a nearby TV, you could also preview on the tiny little LCD screen on the DV Camera. A small view, but still gets the preview off your monitor to free up some working screen. Warning, the audio is not previewed, except during capture, so you will need to monitor the audio through your computer speakers.

Some people also use a NTSC monitor instead of a TV. Usually more expensive, but supposedly such monitors show you a perfect NTSC picture so you can adjust things. One of the main advantages is being able to see what any software-based color correction will look like. I don't think VV3 has any color correction. Anyway, for me, a small TV with decent resolution and RCA type inputs works just fine, and assuming I shot good footage, no color correction is needed.

A common setup would be:
From the computer to the DV Camcorder, by Firewire (1394)
From the DV Camcorder to the TV or Monitor:

1) By RCA Pin cable, somtimes called "composite." this is the lowest quality and most common input and output, common on most devices, but better is,
2) By S-Video, if possible, must have it on both the camcorder as output and TV or Monitor as input. Still better is,
3) By Component, a higher end, but not very common set of inputs and outputs. Usually requires
a) DV (Firewire) to a converter box, and then b} by Component cable from the converter to the Monitor inputs (usually not found on ordinary TV sets.)
Another method is emerging. There are a VERY few EXPENSIVE TV set/Monitors with IEEE 1394 Inputs. I have seen them advertised, and they look nice on paper, but I have had no information about the color quality. They are all LCD, and that leads me to believe that they look more like computer monitors thatn TV sets or Monitors. Time will tell. I say that they are expensive because, for the size, you can get a fine TV set for a LOT less. For instance, the last time I looked, the TVOne 15" LCD with 1394 input was $1600 or so. That is a bit much unless it is VERY, VERY, VERY good.