Re: New Company.....any ideas?

Sorry, I missed one of your questions.

Yes, the XL1 definitely has firewire out, so you COULD use it as a source deck if needed and your computer only had DV inputs (and even if you COULD take analog into your card, you'd be much better off using the DV firewire feed than the XL1's composite or S-video out anyway).

I'd put a real deck on the list of stuff you "don't have to have right away but need pretty soon." I just don't like using cameras as feed decks. They'll do it, but it's not what they were built for. I'd rather wear out my cameras shooting than wear them out feeding tapes into the NLEs.

Todd