Rick, no you don't need Blu-Ray or HD-DVD (it wouldn't make sense for someone to buy a cam and require any of those to actually play the movies). Think of it as a regular video camera: self-contained.
AVCHD is simply a higher-definition format (that can't be edited cost/time-effectively, IMO). See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD
I prefer to record in standard definition, myself - with sane editing speeds.
Ah, you know, I think I was confusing the burned disc on your computer is playable on BRD players/HD DVD players (depending on editing app I guess). So basically, it's self contained, so you can't burn dvds and send them out to everyone, unless they are down rezzed? Or, you can buy a few hundred dollar burner and burn BRD type discs that may not last a few years before being replaced by another format.
As much as I love HDTV, and would love to record my kids in HD and watch it on my HDTV, I'm just nervous about getting stuck with a limited device.
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Rick, no you don't need Blu-Ray or HD-DVD (it wouldn't make sense for someone to buy a cam and require any of those to actually play the movies). Think of it as a regular video camera: self-contained.
AVCHD is simply a higher-definition format (that can't be edited cost/time-effectively, IMO). See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD
I prefer to record in standard definition, myself - with sane editing speeds.
Ah, you know, I think I was confusing the burned disc on your computer is playable on BRD players/HD DVD players (depending on editing app I guess). So basically, it's self contained, so you can't burn dvds and send them out to everyone, unless they are down rezzed? Or, you can buy a few hundred dollar burner and burn BRD type discs that may not last a few years before being replaced by another format.
As much as I love HDTV, and would love to record my kids in HD and watch it on my HDTV, I'm just nervous about getting stuck with a limited device.