thanks, i was going to take a look in wmart tomorrow to see about the tapes. i was 1/2 asleep when it was propositioned to me so i'm really not sure what it uses. i thought i was being sold a vhs deck for the tv at first.
from what i understood, you can't use the internal mics for shows as it messes up the picture for some reason. external mics work ok tho. not that i would go that way in the first place. syncing does sound like a bitch, but then again it also is starting to sound like decent deal to get me introduced to shooting vid even if it doesn't relate to shows?