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I opted to buy these DV tapes from Amazon. I know this item is dearer from them than from some other sellers but their postage is free and I only paid a minimal amount more than I might have otherwise done. Moreover, I know that Amazon have an excellent reputation on returns if there are problems and delivery was made in less than 48 hours. My recent purchase was the 2nd or 3rd batch of these tapes and the quality of recordings is superb. As my computer isn't up to a lot of editing I do it between 2 Sony DV cameras and the quality on the copy is still as good. Would highly recommend them to anyone doing similar type of editing method - or back to camera from computer (which I can do for short clips)
After using many different types of Mini DV tapes (Maxell were rubbish!!) for Sony HDV use, I found the Panasonic DVC's to be the most consistant. Other tapes I have used had problems with capturing the footage as a single file but these are brilliant... and a bagain!
Whilst new camcorders are mostly hard-drive or memory-card, you can't beat MiniDV for reliability and quality. There are still many excellent tape camcorders in use, including mine, and Panasonic tapes have always served me well. Long may they be available.