You make a good point, but of course have a look at some miniDV playback decks and you'll see they last for many thousands of hours. I appreciate your perspective on this topic although my opinion stands.
Originally Posted by
lensman
A while back we decided on mini DV because it had the best price to performance ratio at the price point we were looking at (rock bottom). It also fit well with our workflow - shoot tapes of key moments in the kids lives and put the tape in a box at the back of the closet for the foreseeable future.
ROFL
