okwdvc Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 My 10 1/2 year old dd has had the Intel Play for a year now. She loves it and has a lot of fun taking movies and editing them with the included software. The quality is good enough but it only takes about a minute of video. She is asking for something that she can record longer with. I want to keep it at $100 or less. Any suggestions? Thanks! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperdue Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 I haven't seen it in any of the ads here yet, but Digital Blue makes an American Idol camcorder she would probably like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjoe Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 My kids (11 & 9) also have the intel play camera (which is the same as Digital blue) - they also love it. So I was also looking for an upgrade. Here's what I found out (from reading reviews and ads): American Idol Digital: Same camera as original, only 4 minutes tape time, new backgrounds Digital Blue 2: Same camera, more memory (records twice as long) approx 7-9 minutes Vcam: By same makers of video now, same memory as new digital blue ~7-9 mins Vidster: Same memory as new cams (vcam, new digital blue) 7-9 mins What I like about digital blue is how easy it is to upload the clips and create movies (that is why my kids use it so much). So I was nervous about getting a new one, I did finally decide on the vidster (for xmas) because it had good reviews on the software. I haven't tried it yet since it is a gift. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okwdvc Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Thanks to the responses and PM. Jonjoe, that was just the info I was looking for. I didn't know that the Digital Blue had other models. We have an older one. I am going to look into those and the one you bought. Thanks! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperdue Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 We sell the american idol version where I work, but it isn't on sale. www.shopathometv.com enter 10012469 in the search box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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