Cheap Mini DV Tapes

[Dick McGowan]

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100448&navAction=jump&navCount=4&id=prod2275227

I was in Walgreen's a little bit ago and thought I would pass this along. 4.99 is okay for two tapes on their website, but the ones in the store have a 2.00 rebate on them, which results in 2 tapes for 2.99! Just forwarding this along to anyone that hates paying for tapes like myself!

[Wesley Luginbyhl]

That is really cheap for what I normally pay. I feel like I have been ripped off by Wal-Mart now.

[Terry Tyler]

i heard that cheaper tapes yield cheaper quality videos...

is that true?

[Eric Flescher]

I heard sony tapes work best on sony
In any case, the manufacturaters will always tell you to by their tapes

In any case, for several years I have been buying good quality tapes from Costso I think there is 8 or more for around $18 or less. I stock up there when I am low and I really like the quality on my panasonic tapes

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i heard that cheaper tapes yield cheaper quality videos...

is that true?

[fplowman]

Basically it breaks down to wet and dry lube. Dry lube is much more expensive, wet lube is the walgreen, walmart, Best Buy.. ( Sony, Fuji, Maxell )

Panny is the only one Im aware of that makes dry lube tapes. This does not mean other manufacturer's do not, I am just not aware. They are also priced accordingly.

[David Drummond]

Earlier on my little local walmart store (that often clearances out good stuff) clearanced out their entire Sony mindv tape collection at $1 a tape. I have enough DV tapes to probably last several seasons now.

[Tony Laubach]

I amassed a collection of miniDV from eBay before the start of the season and picked up 20 brand new Sony tapes for about $50 w/ shipping.

My Digital8 tape collection... whoa! I managed some amazing deals back in 2006 from ebay...

$39.50 for 68 brand new Sony 8mm tapes w/ shipping. I managed other similar deals from ebay and ended up with about $150 tapes for less than $100 total with shipping charges. Not only for use with my Sony Digital 8 camcorders, but for tape backups. Very happy with that purchase!!!