If I may, two questions regarding previous postings on this thread: 1-If you decide to use footage from the HVR-Z1U as down-converted DV is the quality worse than other typical 3-chip inexpensive camcorders such as the PDX-100 or XL2? 2-The suggested work flow of up-converting from HDV to HD using a third party card will require super fast drives with enormous storage, no? Best to all, -Jason