Is there a difference in quality between brands of tapes? What is the difference between wet and dry lube MiniDV tape?
These are excellent questions. In general there is not a difference in tape quality between brands. All the major brands that we sell will provide you with a consistent and quality medium for recording video. The difference will come within each brand. For example, using Sony DVM60EXL Mini DV tape can result in fewer dropouts compared to the standard Sony DVM60PRL. The same would hold true between the Panasonic AY-DVM60EJ and the higher quality Panasonic DVM63PQ. If you’re recording HDV footage, you might want to consider the difference between the Sony DVM63HD Mini DV tape and the Sony Digital Master PHDVM63DM tape. Both of these are high quality tape geared specifically toward the HDV format. While wet vs. dry was an issue about 10 years ago, the general consensus today is that this is no longer an issue to even be concerned about. All the major brands have modified their manufacturing methods to the point where this is no longer a problem. One thing to consider, however, is staying
These are excellent questions. In general there is not a difference in tape quality between brands. All the major brands that we sell will provide you with a consistent and quality medium for recording video. The difference will come within each brand. For example, using Sony HDM63VG Mini DV tape can result in fewer dropouts compared to the standard Sony DVM60PRR. The same would hold true between the Panasonic AY-DVM60EJ and the higher quality Panasonic DVM63PQUS . If you’re recording HDV footage, you might want to consider the difference between the Sony DVM63HD Mini DV tape and the Sony Digital Master PHDVM63DM tape. Both of these are high quality tape geared specifically toward the HDV format. While wet vs. dry was an issue about 10 years ago, the general consensus today is that this is no longer an issue to even be concerned about. All the major brands have modified their manufacturing methods to the point where this is no longer a problem. One thing to consider, however, is stayin
