RE: [OT] Camcorder advice

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

I have a 5m run of S-Video to my TV and that's about as far as I'd take it
but then again I'm anal about quality ... I've tried a 10m run and I
considered it too soft for me to accept.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 November 2001 09:50
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Camcorder advice
>
>
> S-video can be sent reasonably long distances can't it... (I have
> a 5 metre
> run that works just fine...) - anyone know what's the longest
practicable
> cable length for S-video?
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Camcorder advice
> >Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 09:44:08 -0000
> >
> >DV is prob the best Paul.  Tapes are 1 hour or 1.5 on long play.
>  They put
> >out composite and S-Video, wonder where you'd get a box of
> tricks to allow
> >you to send that over a CAT5 to another location ?? :)
> >
> >M.
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Paul Gordon
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >   Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 8:31 AM
> >   Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Camcorder advice
> >
> >
> >   Chaps, a mate of mine is after some advice (see FWD below...),
and I
> >   wondered if any of you guys might have any pearls of wisdom to
offer?
> >
> >   My first inclination was to just say to get a mini-DV
> 'corder, but I've
> >no
> >   idea what the max tape capacity is of this format... from
reading the
> >   requirements, it looks like at least 1 hour (uninterrupted)
will be
> >   required. We're looking for advice on:
> >
> >   Which camcorder format to recommend
> >   Which particular model to recommend
> >   advice on how to set up the remote monitoring, - i.e. whether
to send
> >   composite or modulated video etc.
> >
> >   Thanks in advance guys, - as I know you'll come up trumps!
(this group
> >   always does!)
> >
> >   Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   >From: "Mike Brien" <mike.brien@xxxxxxx>
> >   >To: <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
> >   >Subject: Camcorder advice
> >   >Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 23:12:23 -0000
> >   >
> >   >Paul,
> >   >
> >   >I need some more advice........
> >   >
> >   >Danielle needs to buy a camcorder for her company to both
record and
> >view
> >   >group discussions.
> >   >The plan would be to setup the camcorder on a tripod in one
> room.  Then
> >run
> >   >a really long cable (where do we get this from?) from one
room to
> >another
> >   >where the client and anyone else can view the group on a TV
> whilst at
> >the
> >   >same time recording - i guess onto the tape in the machine.
> >   >
> >   >Max length of any recording would be 2 hours - with likely
a
> break in
> >the
> >   >middle.
> >   >
> >   >rental companies charge a fortune for this service and they
> would like
> >   >something simple to use themselves...
> >   >
> >   >any advice?
> >   >
> >   >cheers
> >
> >
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