yeah, that'd be the thing to do gundark. I just didn't get it at first, but i've had time to think about it and ask around. It's not a common thing in the US TV stations but it is in third world countries and some small stations, it is used a lot. In terms of quality, the current compression alogorithims used are not suitable for professionals to say it's okay. Once we have better compression schemes, and HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, then it'll start to become exceptable to professionals. It's coming, but it's not a good idea at this point, not when you have the option of going with a pro level tape format.