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PeterWright wrote on 10/23/2006, 9:13 PM
HVR-DR60 - not cheap, but looks good:

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/minisites/HDV1080/HVR-V1U/hvr_dr60.html
DGates wrote on 10/23/2006, 9:48 PM
Thanks Pete. That's the first hard disk recorder that doesn't look like a brick. $1500 is pricey, but not too bad in comparison to Firestore and others. Me wants one!
PeterWright wrote on 10/24/2006, 2:31 AM
$1500 !! - you're lucky - the Oz price I've been quoted is A$2970 which is about US$2230.

Apart from using camera L series batteries, the nice feature for V1 purchasers is the auto record function - press the cam record and the DR60 starts recording.
biggles wrote on 10/24/2006, 4:03 AM
Well, I'm still using my trusty Quickstream which, for me has worked flawlessly, though others have given it a pretty severe drubbing.

http://www.mcetech.com/quickstreamdv/index.html
DGates wrote on 10/24/2006, 10:36 AM
Well, I'm still using my trusty Quickstream which, for me has worked flawlessly, though others have given it a pretty severe drubbing.

The Quickstream looks ok. A bit of overkill on the rubber though. Do they expect you to drop it off a cliff?
frazerb wrote on 10/24/2006, 12:09 PM
Does the HVR-DR60 work on cameras other than the V1?
farss wrote on 10/24/2006, 2:49 PM
I believe so but the V1 will give you more info about the state of the DR60 in the camera's viewfinder.
Spot|DSE wrote on 10/24/2006, 3:11 PM
DGates,
Sorry for the late reply, we're teaching here in NYC at the NAB Post show....
Peter gave you the correct model #, and you've got the price.
It's much more trustworthy than the Citidisk, and it's the only one costing less than the Sony. Sony is about the size of a pack of cigarettes, and yeah...using the Sony batts is nice. Especially for those loooooonnnnnnggggggg record times.
It will work on any DV/HDV camcorder, but the V1 has unique dialog with the DR60 that you won't find in the Z1 or other camcorders.
I'm sure liking it a lot.