Sony GVD-800 Digital 8 Video Walkman VCR

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Pros

  • Great picture quality (6)
  • Simple / intuitive controls (6)
  • Durable (5)
  • Nice sound (4)
  • Lightweight (3)
  • Portable (3)
  • Easy setup (1)
  • Excellent connectivity (1)
  • Incredibly useful (1)
  • Reliable (1)
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Cons

  • Rendered obsolete by sony (1)

Best Uses

  • Home (5)
  • Travel (3)
  • Office (2)
  • Deck for nle (1)
  • Dubbing (1)
  • Home use (1)
  • On location deck (1)
  • On location edits (1)
  • Vcr for tv satellite etc (1)
 
 
 

Provided by J&R Electronics

Digital-8 Record and Play / Hi-8 and 8mm Playback / 4" Color Screen / Stereo Speakers / IEEE1394 FireWire iLink / Laserlink

Specification Description
Model GVD800
UPC 027242581418
Select Digital-8

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Sony GVD-800 Digital 8 Video Walkman VCR Review

A Sony classic

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Easy Controls
  • Good Sound

    Cons

  • Rendered Obsolete By Sony

    Best Uses

  • Home Use
 

"I purchased the GV-D800 Digital8 Walkman as a practical way to play an existing archive of Hi8 camcorder recordings of '90s vintage, and as a way to dub/edit from Hi8 to Digital8 and transfer on to DVD. The GV-D800 is a fine piece of ergonomics and workmanship, with easy-to-use controls, and plenty …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Jan 21 2008
Dennis D.
Joplin, MO
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  • Gearhead
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Sony GVD-800 Digital 8 Video Walkman VCR Review

This Little Clam Shell Is A Gem

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Easy Controls
  • Good Picture
  • Good Sound
  • Lightweight
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • At Home
  • Travel
 

"My GV-D800 is primarily used to play back (for PC capture) my 150+ 8mm, Hi8, and Digital 8 tapes recorded over a 20 year period. This little clam shell unit has performed nicely over the several years I have owned it. For those of us who have moved on to more modern, higher end formats, it is reassu …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 5 2009
Jim Jones
Colchester, VT
I am:
  • Frequent Traveler
  • Practical
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Price: $599.99
 

Sony GVD-800 Digital 8 Video Walkman VCR Review

Finally able to view old tapes!

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Easy Controls
  • Good Picture
  • Good Sound
  • Lightweight
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • At Home
  • Travel
 

"We are so happy to finally be able to view our old 8mm and hi8mm tapes! So far (only 2 weeks) the player is working great and picture quality is very good. Wish we could find converter for our mini-DV tapes so we could use this player to also play and edit those as we don't have regular size digit …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Nov 5 2009
doug
los angeles
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  • Frequent Traveler
  • Practical
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Price: $599.99
 

Sony GVD-800 Digital 8 Video Walkman VCR Review

Great product, many uses

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Incredibly useful
  • Reliable
  • Versatile

    Cons

  • none

    Best Uses

  • Deck for NLE
  • On location Deck
  • On location Edits
  • VCR for TV Satellite etc
 

"I own two of these (1 for each NLE - PC and MacPro) and one is over 6 years old. I mostly use them to capture Hi8, Digital-8 and 8mm footage to my NLEs. However there are several uses for these units:



For starters, you can use it as a VCR to playback and record the various 8mm formats to and fro …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Mar 20 2009
Firehawk
USA
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Price: $599.99
 

Sony GVD-800 Digital 8 Video Walkman VCR Review

Good Unit Now Out Of Production

★★★★★
5.0

    Pros

  • Durable
  • Easy Controls
  • Good Picture

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • At Home
  • Office
 

"I bought this unit to dump old analog Hi-8 videos of the family to a PC via firewire and eventually to DVD. It worked very well for my old Sony tapes but only marginally for the old tapes recorded on a Hitachi. One great thing I discovered is that I could plug a VHS player into the inputs and it c …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Aug 26 2009
Jimbo
Houston, TX
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