Since this thread first kicked off there have been a few changes in the market.
DV in is now becoming a much more common feature so all the wangles and widgets are a thing of the past with many consumer models.
Secondly if you're interested in getting into DV and your machine is perfectly capable of doing all your present work but not video have a look at a Mac.
Firewire built in. Standard (cheap)PC hard drives and memory and a DV editing suite incorporated into the the operating system.
Yep, it comes with the computer along with complete built in audio/data editing and CD burning software. The operating system also links you automatically to off-line storage and readybuilt websites for stills and streaming video all completely fee of charge.
I've been a PC man for 15 years now - can build one in 90 minutes - and after a great deal of research have bought a Mac portable system. I've never, ever seen Danny look quite so smug........
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Rob Lloyd
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