use old regular mini-DV tapes in a HDV camera?

I no longer have my SONY TRV900 but have all my mini-dv tapes shot with it.
I'm buying the SONY HVR-A1U.
Can I play/transfer the TRV900 footage to my Mac using the HVR-A1U?

Yes, although Sony seems to want you to use their super duper secret process tapes for HDV.

i was at a demo a few months ago and the factory rep confessed that pretty much all tape stock is the same, they just sell the stuff from the center of the roll as premium, as it is somewhat less prone to possible deffects.

but YES, plain old DV tape is no different than HDV tape

I realize I can use mini-DV casettes but will my old footage shot with my TRV900 still play on the HVR-A1U? My TRV900 was stolen and I'm just worried I can't access it with the HVR-A1U.

yeah, it should be fine. as long as the camera has normal DV functionality (which im almost certain that it does).

but keep this in mind. it WONT play HDV tapes from most (if any) other HDV cameras due to discrepancies in HDV formats... AND you cant use tapes from your camera in other brands of HDV decks.

I have used regular Sony Premium tapes in HDV mode on my Sony HVR-A1E and have had no dropouts at all, but when I used Premium tapes in a Sony HVR-Z1E I had one to three dropouts on a hour of tape..