Re: no more HDV shows for PBS !

[Tim Kolb] "As I said, I've never had a tape break, but I know it's happened in Wisconsin and I've certainly had tape mechanism issues, "

Maybe I've just been lucky... but then again, a certain amount of care and common sense can go a long way - i.e. I wouldn't readily use a camera of mine for a "drive-over" shot - summer or winter.

I've not actually used either solid state or disc based cameras yet but my colleague and I are looking forward to trying out the new Sony XDcam and putting it through some cold weather tests. From all accounts, it certainly looks like the one to have for the smaller budget operators. One of my concerns is in regards to archiving, but I'm sure that'll sort itself out before too long.