Customer Reviews

TDK MiniDV Tapes, 60 Minute (3-Pack)

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This is a good Deal if you can get it with Free Shipping.

I shopped around elsewhere and typical cost is twenty bucks. I had purchased a good quality Sony tape 3pk for twenty bucks in Best buy.

This is an ME (Metal evaporated) tape. ME tapes are of good quality and were the kind reccomended by my camcorder manufacturer (Sharp). The tapes I got were Red colored packaged instead of Green as shown above. I was looking for the ME sign and i found it on the side of the tape.

TDK tapes are all made with dependability in mind. I bought my TDK MiniDV tapes a year ago and have been using two of them heavily (saved one for archive), and both work reliably in my Sony camcorder. I actually record in Sony's LP mode, which records 90 minutes on the 60-minute tapes, and the video and audio quality is excellent, even after repeated uses. I highly recommend TDK products.

What do you expect from a tape where digital information is recorded on? That it records the digital infromation! Yes, the TDK tape is capable of doing that exactly like so many other miniDV tape brands. Since anlog video, there are other measures to be taken under consideration. The digital video standard miniDV pretty much determines the amount of information being stored on the tape (also called the entropy), other aspects appear: drop-out-rate (the coating of the tape might not be consistent among thte total length of the cassette), lifespan, 'tape-eating-camcorder'.
Be cautious, since every DV tape must meet the DV standard (one of the system inherent features), you have to evaluate a tape by extended features than picture quality.
The bottom line is, again: the TDK tape is fully capable of dealing with digital miniDV video, my Canon MZ 50 camcorder did not eat one of the three! Let the price decide...

If you have a digital camcorder you'll need lots of tape. The new camcorders are so easy to use and small enough to take anywhere that you must remember to carry extra tapes. These tapes are also small enough to allow you to easily carry additional tapes. TDK always makes a reliable product and these tapes are another good example of TDK quality. I've used the same tape again and again with no obvious degradation of quality. My video (with an inexpensive camcorder) is clear and crisp. The tapes that I use repeatedly are holding up fine. Overall I'm really pleased.

You won't find a better deal for minidv tapes out there! Comparable tapes sell at my local computer store for $... for 2 tapes! There is absolutely no difference between this product and the more expensive ones out there! It's the best, both quality and price-wise.

These MiniDV 3-pack tapes are good quality and at a price i couldn't beat anywhere. If you're looking for a MiniDV tape without memory at a reasonable price, get these.

I've been using these tapes since I purchased my DigiCam about a year ago and did not have any problem with them whatsoever. There is something I heard in passing that once you start using a certain brand of tape in your DigiCam, you have to keep using them or else the different lubricants used by different brands will gum up your tape mechanism. That's why I insist on these tapes and like I said, no complaints!

I was not able to find a better deal on MiniDV tapes. I was worried that the quality would not be as good as the more expensive RadioShack brand tapes I have been buying, but I actually haven't noticed any difference in quality. I am very happy with this purchase.

I originally wanted to purchase the Fuji 4 pack, but they had none in stock in Amazon. Considering I had a gift certificate I looked for the best price for the most amount of tapes. I saw these tapes (considering they were tax free, unlike those from [local store]), and for the amount they had (3) these were the best deal for the price. The picture quality is great, and when I re-record on the same tape there is no visible reduction in picture or sound quality! I recommend these tapes to anyone with the camera fit for it (500 lines of resolution). When I bought these tapes there were no reviews, so I was apprehensive thinking that these tapes might have some problems. You can rest assured that these tapes are just as good as any other.

DVM DV Cassettes shown on Amazon. Digital Standard DV Cassettes received and returned. I am not pleased as according to a 2006 review this was happening then. It should have been fixed by now.