Hope you're set now...

Thanks mikie. That did the trick! Saved again. JohnW

Digital camcorders still can take cassetes.There is the Hi8 formate and the Mini DV.Both take a tape that have a 1 hour record time.You can then hook the camcorder up to either your computer and down load the tape to your harddrive or to DVD if you have a DVD burner.Or you can hook your camcorder to you TV to watch the video home movies.Or record it to a VCR tape or to DVD with a DVD recorder.That is how I do mine using my Hi8 digital Sony Camcorder hooked to my Pioneer DVD recorder.Makes a DVD that works on all DVD player I record mine to a DVD-R Disk. I also just purchased a Sony Mini DV camcorder that is much smaller then my Hi8 Sony.Weighs just 15oz with the battery and tape.About the size of a 38mm camera.I also considered a Mini DVD camcorder that records on a mini DVD that will work in most DVD players.But I decided I would want my Home movies on a full sized DVD so I went with the Mini DV. Most electronics TV'S and DVD recorders and VCR'S have front jacks for connecting so transferring to a different format other then the HI8 and MiniDV tape is easy.Also connecting to a computer with a Fire wire is simple to do. I feel small compact and light weight is the best feature to consider.If the camcorder is small light weight and easy to use.You will find that you will use it and take it along more often then a bulky camcorder.

its easy what you need just tape player with audio output (red and white cable),and then ofcourse the audio cable it self,and cd or dvd recorder,you can use your computer but you must have another component to get connect. i suggest use home audio receiver/vcr cd-r,you connect the tape player and put record in cd player,thats the easy way,but the cons is that the quality is not like the original,but its worth to try,the way it same like you record your tv to cd or vcr to cd,so use your receiver or vcr which can record.