Video Camera

I just bought a video camera yesterday. And when Mike saw it he didn't like it because it features DVD recording not tape. He prefers MiniDV tape. But I don't care. He wanted me to fix his old video cam instead of buying a new one. I didn't agree with that suggestion. Why I should I? He already sent that camera before to the repair shop but it still didn't work. He didn't send it to Sony, however. That's what he should have done. Sometimes you have to go to the source.