>What is immediately evident is the lack of standardization in format types and data capacity. This deserves looking into as it might be another Beta vs JVC type fiasco and the consumer gets burnt in the end. Remember even though Sony Beta was better technically, JVC won the battle.

Hey, I still have a Beta somewhere. I remeber the only reason I didn't throw it out when my parents asked me to was because I had Stripes on a beta tape!

>I like new things and often get in on the beginning of things like this but this time I am going to wait a bit longer before I make a decision.

At $500 a pop, thats not a bad idea.