Using a camcorder as analogue converter

I'm considering buying a cheap camcorder to use as a analogue converter to a reasonable sony crt monitor for color correction of a HDV project. The monitor isn't hd and isn't fully color managed but would this be a better setup than using my calibrated computer monitor for judging corrections.

Thanks Guys. So if I go through the cheap camcorder onto a reasonable TV then I should get a pretty good estimation of what the colors will in the final output. The project I'm working on is my first and my background is in stills retouching so I have a couple calibrated Dell 20" screens but have found that after transfering a couple corrected shots they appear too light on dvd/tv (the look the direct is after is very dark). Would this setup help get me an picture that is close to the final look?

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I have home movies on VHS tapes that I have already converted to DVD's, but I decided I would like to import the VHS videos into iMovie as DV files as a long term backup/storage plan for my home movies before the tapes degrade. I already have a Sony mini-DV camcorder that has passthrough capability. I was wondering if the quality of the DV files created is any better with a DV converter (say like a Canopus model) or is there little discernable quality difference in the conversion process from analog to digital between using the camcorder or using a DV converter. I don't want to do much editing, I just want the best quality. If it's better with a DV converter, I'll buy one.
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