JVC GR-D90U

[Curt]

I am very frustrated with the JVC GR-D90U DV camcorder I
purchased in August from Circuit City. Windows XP does
not recognize it when connected to IEEE 1394. I had a
Sony and it worked fine with Moviemaker prior to going
bad. Circuit City gave me a credit for the Sony DV
camcorder because I had the extended warranty. I changed
brand to the JVC have been dead in the water trying to
figure out the problem. It will not connect. I have
changed the Firewire Card, The firewire cable, and tonight
I took the camera back and they gave me a new one. It
wouldn't connect either so I called JVC. They said it was
a software or Firewire Card Problem and they did not
support anything but the camera itself. They didn't seem
to understand my frustration. They were no help. I went
next door to my neighbors house where his computer
connects through Firewire with a Canon camcorder using
Windows XP. I tried my JVC GR-D90U and it would not
connect there either! Is it the camera or does Windows XP
need a driver? What is going on here?

 

[Guest]

Curt,

I'd suggest posting at one of the bulletin boards at
www.simplyDV.com - a lot of knowlegable and helpful
people are there.

From what I see, firewire cables and cards seem to be
more the issues than camcorders. But it seems unlikely
that both you and your neighbor would have the same
situation if it were them. How about your neighbor's
camcorder? Does it connect OK on your computer?

PapaJohn