old video 8

gaga wrote on 6/24/2005, 4:47 PM

by any chance, would anyone know where or how i could find something that will allow me to play old video 8 tapes? without buying another camera! my pops old handycam broke but he has old video form when i was a child and i want to put them on dvd but i need something to play the videos with. my ati program allows me to play vhs to my computer so if anyone knows of a way i would apreciate it thanks
jsg

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Iacobus wrote on 6/25/2005, 2:11 PM

Without buying a camera? Other than what's offered on eBay, I'm not sure what else there is. (You can also do a search for "Video 8" and then look in the camcorders category. There are some in there for cheap.)

You still have to find a way to convert the video to digital so you can burn it to DVD. I'm not sure what the above Video 8 player at eBay has for outputs.

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gaga wrote on 6/25/2005, 5:28 PM

thanks yeah i found some vedo 8 camcorders for dirt cheap but if anyone does the same i suggests reading the description carefully because most of them seem to have big problems. but as far as converting it i have a ati tv card that will let me connect things like cable boxes and vcrs directly to my computer then the program has a record feature so thats how i convert it.

rondi wrote on 6/26/2005, 8:11 AM

i was (and still am) faced with this problem. i looked for a month to find a reasonably priced Video 8 player--but this old gear just is not worth it---imho.

I was going to buy a new Sony camcorder capable of playing Video 8 and Hi 8 with a DV output. this seemed to me to be the best way. I could then sell the camcorder on Ebay and it would not cost too much to get my old V8 into the computer....

This appears to do what i would want--quotes from Onecall about the Sony--"So you want to go digital, but you still want to keep all your old video tapes. The versatile DCR-TRV480 allows you to play all of your old 8mm and Hi8(TM) video tapes." And it has DV output. The price on Onecall was cheaper than 2 bids on Ebay.

This is like the 3rd or 4th post about the same thing in the last few months. Maybe i should buy the 480 and then rent it out :) if someone else wants to buy---i'll rent it for a few days.

hth,
ron

ADinelt wrote on 6/26/2005, 1:38 PM

Check your local camera stores. I picked up a Canon Video 8 camcorder for $60.00. It had a problem with recording and the customer did not want to pay to have it fixed. Since I only needed one that played (and this plays perfectly in stereo and came with a remote), this was a great deal.

Al

broadwayjoe wrote on 6/27/2005, 8:04 PM

Hi, I just got into video editing with Movie Studio. All of my videos were analog tapes, Video 8 made from my Sony Handycam. What I did was buy a new Canon Digital Camcorder, model ZR100. It has analog imputs so I could use the included cable to link my Analog Sony camcorder with my new Canon DV. Then from there I used a firewire and used Movie Studio to put the new digital tapes on my hard drive to edit. I've only done one tape so far but it turned out great. Hope this helps.

gaga wrote on 7/8/2005, 11:45 PM

yeah seeing that im thinking about purchaseing a new camcorder anyway i think i am going to go with the sony trv 480 until i can get the cash for it i managed to borrow my grandfathers old 8mm camcorde which through some miricale works perfectly