Best hd mini dv tapes you can buy! for hv20 canon camcorder?

Question

are there differences in the quality in more expensive tapes?

i buy the cheap ones but i need to know if i should get the good ones?!!

Answer 1

If you are not shooting a move or doing the national news, you really don't need HD miniDV tape. I use the Sony Premium tapes - in 8 packs from Fry's, they are $25.99.

Just don't re-use them. Shoot the video, fill the tape, lock the tape. It is your archive as well as the source tape.