What is the best brand of MiniDV Tapes?

I owned a camcorder Samsung SCD-6040. It worked fine. I dropped it and the video doesn't work anymore. The problem is that I didn't transfer my miniDV tapes to my PC and I had 1 year of important souvenirs (especially, 1 month at the World cup in South...

i was looking for an adapter for a minidv tape to vhs. i dont have the camcorder originally used to film these tapes. is there an adapter available for it? i was thinking one of those things that looks like a regular vhs with a slot for the minidv. what...

Is there a difference between the quality of different MiniDV tapes? between brands, or even within the same brand but different labels?

I usually use Fujifilm brand miniDV tapes when I film, and realized I needed to get some more for a film shoot tomorrow on short notice. However, suddenly none of the local stores carry them any more. The only stocks I can find are Maxell and Polaroid...

For the last 10 years we have taken videos on MiniDV. We probably have something like 30-40 tapes. Right now they are kept in a box, but obviously there are a lot of memories there. I see there are MiniDV to DVD conversion services, which run about ...

VCRs playback standard VHS tapes. Is there a device which plays MiniDV tapes instead of VHS tapes? (A device other then a camcorder). It would be useful to playback MiniDV tapes on a TV without wearing out a camcorder in the process.

Hey all, I am considering getting a prosumer camcorder as I want to become a camera man in the near future. The cameras that I have seen all use MiniDV tapes - is this a good feat or a bad feat? I heard that MiniDV tapes are on the way out, due to memory...

I recently bought a Sony HDV Camcorder and getting kind of confused: 1) Does the make matter? Should I buy Sony tapes and stick to the same type? 2) Lubricated or dry - whats the difference and how does it matter? Should I stick to one type? 3) Are expensive...

I have two video cameras a Sony and a Samsung. They both use MiniDV tapes. I know that switching memory cards between cameras is bad, but what about camcorders? My samsung only works on Windows and I can't load my miniDV tapes, can I use the Sony one...