DV Cable for DVX-100B?

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bloomsday

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Ca anybody point me to a direct link on amazon for a DV cable to transfer footage to my laptop?

Thanks, Paul
 
ok, here is my problem, all I have is USB ports on my laptop .. . strange, yeah, but nonetheless the fact until I can afford to buy the Mac I want for editing. Is there a DV cable with a USB in existence? Sorry to sound liek a newb, I have kids and don't have time to research it right now. But I do want to order it asap rather than go to Best Buy.
 
I THINK the cable you want is just firewire to usb. basically my wire is a firewire plug that goes from my camera and the other side is usb to my computer.. should be standard.. I got mine from wal-mart.. like $15-20 bucks (they only had a 6ft one) should be the same for a laptop..
 
Firewire to USB cables, while they have popped up seemingly out of nowhere on EBay and such, actually won't do you any good, and don't seem to have any real purpose. A firewire signal and a USB signal are completely different, and just connecting some pins together will not only not allow your camcorder to talk to your computer, it will also very likely fry your camera. (USB has a 5v power line in it, the 4-pin firewire on your camera doesn't have a place to take that power)

As to what you actually can do, if your laptop has either an Expresscard or PCMCIA (also called PC Card) slot, you can put in an expansion card which will give you firewire ports.
 
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