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11th August 2006, 23:28 | #1 | Link |
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VHS deck recommendations?
I've searched but I really dont see anyone with particularl needs like mine.
Im looking to capture a whole bunch of VHS tapes soon and my current setup is really inadequate. Im using a standard consumer VHS deck and the composite output just isnt cutting it. What Im looking for is a deck that has really good feature to help clean up the picture and get it stable, but also one that has RGB or something equally as un-noisy to transfer to my PC. I have a capture card which has component inputs so if anyone could help me out with this, Id appreciate it much. |
12th August 2006, 02:19 | #3 | Link |
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Try what neuron2 told me the other day: get an S-video cable, or a SCART to S-video, or whatever, and hook that up to your capture card / graphics card / other doohickey. That alone should result in a brighter, sharper & less washed-out picture, and only cost a small amount of dosh.
Beyond that, I couldn't really recommend a particular deck - I've been reading a load of VHS deck articles on AVReviews and I'm still not convinced that shelling out more money for a new deck to replace my reasonable old Toshiba V652UK is really worth it, because I'm just not sure the increase in picture quality would be any better. |
12th August 2006, 05:29 | #4 | Link |
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My JVC HR-S9911U works great for me. It's S-video though. I'm not currently aware of VHS decks with component out.
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12th August 2006, 05:34 | #5 | Link |
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rfmmars once recommended me the JVC 9900U deck. IIRC, it has TBC, noise reduction and S-Video Out.
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12th August 2006, 12:46 | #7 | Link |
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Ah ok, Ill do some more research then into the JVC 9900U but I cant seem to find it for sale anywhere, does anyone know where I might find one and how much I'd be looking to spend?
Edit: Ah, this one here, correct? http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?model...1&archive=true Last edited by Dot50Cal; 12th August 2006 at 12:51. |
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I am in the same boat, I need to find a new VHS player to help me convert home videos using my Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2. And all my VHS players are really old and it's time for a new one. But I don't think I can justify paying $600 on a old technology (VHS)... is there any other suggestions for less $$$ ? |
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13th August 2006, 20:08 | #10 | Link |
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What are your thoughts on this VHS player JVC HRS2902U ?
It has S-Video out. How does this compare to the $600 one mentioned above? |
16th August 2006, 18:39 | #11 | Link |
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From my experience tbc build in this semi-pro units can usually make video look washed out (worse) for some reason, there is no need to invest a lot of money into vhs device, its still only vhs if you know what i mean (but thats only my experience, somebody else will flame me...).
The only investment worth is to get a device with hi-fi heads (audio part) imho, but again only if your footage was recorded that way. especially overpriced jvc decks are pure cr@p imho. Last edited by smok3; 16th August 2006 at 18:42. |
16th August 2006, 20:49 | #12 | Link | |
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I was not very happy with the regular video Q, can't speak about the SVHS modes, as I have no SVHS content laying around. Not much else to say about the above VCR. What does broadcast VHS gear cost these days? You can make VHS stuff stable maybe even better looking but, suck it shall continue to do, no matter how much you spend, unless you wish to do a frame by frame re-master job like Disney does to film. The best examples still look like cleaned up video. Good luck, |
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21st August 2006, 16:39 | #13 | Link | |
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VHS deck recommendations?
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are: JVC HR-S9911U JVC HR-S9900U JVC HR-S9800U JVC HR-S9600U JVC HR-SV10U JVC HR-S7900U JVC HR-S7800U JVC HR-S7600U These are all discontinued, you may be able to find an SV10U new. There is also a SV101U that is new and on JVC's site, which has the TBC, but I don't know anything about them. THe ones on the list are all excellent machines, so I've heard. I can really only verify the S7600, and it's an amazing machine. for those who prefer new: http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/f...l_id=MDL101505 I've seen them online for less than $300. I paid $150 plus shipping for my used S7600U on ebay I've also heard the Panasonic AG-1980 and AG-1970 are also excellent machines for capture. Last edited by Don James; 25th August 2006 at 13:00. |
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