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Originally Posted by Mark W  " DV on SP has a helical scan track width of 10 micrometres, while EP uses a track width of only 6.7 micrometres. Since the tolerances are much tighter, the recorded tape may not play back properly or at all on other devices. "
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DV |
I have first hand experience of this. Frustrating if someone gives you a tape to edit for example (or your cam breaks).