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Posted by Andy Turner on 10/21/05 16:34
On 21 Oct 2005 08:39:51 -0700, "Ed" <eabowden@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>The only way you can tell how bad the jump from Firewire down to S-Video is with your camcorder, source material and level of expectation is to try it.
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>I just got an email off a chap in a Panasonic shop, who said...
>
>I have just spoken to our Panasonic Rep, and he says he says the reason
>is to do with the cost of the import tax. Apparently Labour charge more
>for importing with a fire-wire socket. We have the same problem with
>some of our camcorders having the fire-wire input. If a camcorder has a
>dv input it gets classed as a VCR, and this considerably puts the cost
>of bringing them in to the UK. I am guessing that other EU Countries
>governments do not make this stupid inport tax.
Aye, that's why a lot of cameras advertise not having DV-in because
that makes it cheaper. In some cases DV-in can be enabled on the unit
afterwards if you need it.
andyt
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