Buy Sony GVD800 Video WalkmanSony GVD800 Video Walkman Product Description:
- Edits up to 20 scenes without connecting to a personal computer
- Backward-compatible with Hi8 and 8mm recordings
- S-video and composite video inputs/outputs, plus iLink input/output and Super LaserLink wireless infrared output
- Measures 5.87 x 2.62 x 5.38 inches (W x H x D); weighs 2 pounds, 1 ounce
Product Description
Digital-8 Record and Play / Hi-8 and 8mm Playback / 4" Color Screen / Stereo Speakers / IEEE1394 FireWire iLink / Laserlink
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Sony SUPER MINI ALL 8mm format player & digital8 recorder!
By forrie
ATTENTION ALL 8mm, Hi8 and Digital8 camcorder users!
Sony does it again. Backwards compatibility. Now all those 8mm video tapes can be viewed on the GV-D800 4 inch built-in LCD screen, or externally through composite video cables, S-video cables to a TV/HDTV, VCR-VHS/Super VHSor a 4 pin FireWire (digital 520 line video and digital sound) compatible equipment like a DVD recorder (ie Philips DVDR-985 Progressive Scan Recorder/Player) or PC, or Digital8 camcorder.
Many Digital Features for Editing, Digital imaging, Zoom, HiFi Sound, tape jitter correction, create sepia - monochrome - solarize imaging, negative art to mention a few.
This allows us to look, upgrade, edit those old tapes and digital transfer to DVD burner etc. Upgrading those 16 year old 8mm/240 horizontal line analog tapes, those 10 year old hi8/400 horizontal line analog tapes to a digital format maintaining picture quality & even improving quality on some application. You can also View & Copy Digital8/520 horizontal line digital tapes via FireWire with NO SIGNAL LOSS. NOTE: to maintain this new digital quality experience you must have all necessary digital compatible equipment!P>THe GV-D800 Digital Video Cassette Recorder and 8mm, Hi8 and Digital8 Player is a great investment for backward compatibility and DVD+RW and DVD+R Recording. Imagine transferring those old tapes to fast/high resolution digital picture & sound.
This unit is tiny 2 lbs. (6 inches x 6 inches x 2 1/2 inches high) but delivers big results. Plays all 8mm analog & digital tape formats, Records only Digital8 tapes.
Base unit comes with - all cables necessary for hook-up, external power supply, 4 inch built-in high resolution color LCD Screen & 76 page Owners Manual.
This is for the serious 8mm videophile who wants to enter the Digital8 world with a lasting versatile system. Move it to a DVD recorder or PC DVD burner. This is expensive but the 520 line digital picture and digital hifi sound is awesome. Enjoy!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.Good little VCR
By Hawk911
If you are using Hi8 and/or Digital 8 then this VCR will be useful to you. The other guys pretty much summed up the features. I bought mine about 3 years ago. I use it to input video to my editing computer to save wear and tear on my cameras. It's also capable of editing but I do all that with the PC. You could just connect it to a TV and use it for 8mm playback. The quality is good and it's got inputs/outputs for everything. I am glad someone makes a VCR for the 8mm formats. I highly recommend it!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.I'm glad I made this purchase
By Ken-MI
First, I am very happy with the purchase & delivery - It was very prompt and packaged well. I will order from this Amazon partner again as a result.Second, the Sony GVD800 has worked flawlessly and the $$ I spent doesn't seem to matter after I had a chance to see my older 8mm video memories.I was worried that the GVD800 wont be offered for very much longer and I bought it as my old 8mm camcoder no longer works. It's very easy to use and I am happy with the quality. My older 8mm video tapes worked without any issues and I can now transfer them to modern media (e.g. DVD). I would recommend the model which has the video screen rather than the one without the screen which is approx. $100 less. Otherwise, you will be dependent on an external display of some type.If you need or want one of these, don't wait.
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