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 | | From: | Simon Elliott | | Subject: | JVC GR-DVL367ex and IEEE 1394 firewire: what cable? | | Date: | 21 Jan 2005 13:05:34 GMT |
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 | Some time ago I bought a JVC GR-DVL367ex. I now want to transfer some
video onto a PC which has an IEEE 1394 firewire port. I've had a look
at the JVC website and it seems that DV Cable part VC-VDV204U is the
correct part to connect my GR-DVL367ex to my PC.
I've emailed JVC sales for confirmation of this, but have received no
reply. Can anyone advise what cable I need?
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Simon Elliott http://www.ctsn.co.uk
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| | From: | Gene E. Bloch | | Subject: | Re: JVC GR-DVL367ex and IEEE 1394 firewire: what cable? | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:16:36 -0600 |
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| "Simon Elliott" wrote in news:41f0fe1e$0$23058
$bed64819@news.gradwell.net:
> Some time ago I bought a JVC GR-DVL367ex. I now want to transfer some
> video onto a PC which has an IEEE 1394 firewire port. I've had a look
> at the JVC website and it seems that DV Cable part VC-VDV204U is the
> correct part to connect my GR-DVL367ex to my PC.
>
> I've emailed JVC sales for confirmation of this, but have received no
> reply. Can anyone advise what cable I need?
>
I looked at JVC's US site. That is just an ordinary 4-pin to 4-pin
IEEE-1394 (same as FireWire) cable. At $30 US, it's pretty expensive.
Your local video shop should have such a cable for the equivalent of US
$10, I should think.
Your camera probably has a 4-pin FireWire port. However, you should
make sure your computer has a 4-pin FireWire port as well. If it
instead has a 6-pin FireWire port, you will need a 4-pin to 6-pin cable
instead (same price range).
Look at a 4- to 6-pin cable (such as VC-VDV206U on the JVC site) to see
what the 6-pin plug looks like, and it will help you identify what is
or isn't on your computer.
Laptops often have 4-pin FireWire sockets and desktops often have 6-pin
FireWire sockets (some desktops might have both).
HTH,
Gino
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Gene E. Bloch (Gino) phone 650.966.8481
Call me letters find me at domain blochg whose dot is com
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| | From: | Simon Elliott | | Subject: | Re: JVC GR-DVL367ex and IEEE 1394 firewire: what cable? | | Date: | 22 Jan 2005 17:17:02 GMT |
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| On 21/01/2005, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> > Some time ago I bought a JVC GR-DVL367ex. I now want to transfer
> > some video onto a PC which has an IEEE 1394 firewire port. I've had
> > a look at the JVC website and it seems that DV Cable part
> > VC-VDV204U is the correct part to connect my GR-DVL367ex to my PC.
> >
> > I've emailed JVC sales for confirmation of this, but have received
> > no reply. Can anyone advise what cable I need?
> I looked at JVC's US site. That is just an ordinary 4-pin to 4-pin
> IEEE-1394 (same as FireWire) cable. At $30 US, it's pretty expensive.
> Your local video shop should have such a cable for the equivalent of
> US $10, I should think.
I looked at the UK site, and it was expensive there too. And it's not
as if they offer any support to justify their high price - if they had
answered my email I would probably have bought the part from them.
> Your camera probably has a 4-pin FireWire port. However, you should
> make sure your computer has a 4-pin FireWire port as well. If it
> instead has a 6-pin FireWire port, you will need a 4-pin to 6-pin
> cable instead (same price range).
>
> Look at a 4- to 6-pin cable (such as VC-VDV206U on the JVC site) to
> see what the 6-pin plug looks like, and it will help you identify
> what is or isn't on your computer.
>
> Laptops often have 4-pin FireWire sockets and desktops often have
> 6-pin FireWire sockets (some desktops might have both).
Many thanks for taking the time to respond in such detail. This should
be enough to get me started!
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Simon Elliott http://www.ctsn.co.uk
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