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Forum: General Discussion 08-04-2018, 01:07 AM
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Posted By Phthalocyanine
Logitech had the remote settings for this model...

Logitech had the remote settings for this model and so I loaded it up on one of their universal remotes.
Accessed the menu and there are no interesting settings lurking there.
It is just a standard...
Forum: General Discussion 08-03-2018, 01:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,507
Posted By Phthalocyanine
Thanks for the quick reply. Any information...

Thanks for the quick reply.
Any information from that newsgroup you could cut and paste into a reply, if that's not too much trouble?
Panasonic-make would be pretty good.
From a quick test,...
Forum: General Discussion 08-02-2018, 12:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,507
Posted By Phthalocyanine
What is the RCA VR721HF SVHS a clone of?

I picked up a RCA VR721HF 4-head SVHS player made in Japan 1995
Does anyone know what manufacturer made this for RCA or whether it is a clone of a better known brand?
I did some initial Googling...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-08-2018, 10:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Phthalocyanine
This model, the Zmodo DVR-H9114V, is also known...

This model, the Zmodo DVR-H9114V, is also known as the ZMD-DD-SAN4 or ZMD-DD-SBN4, the later being the model numbers used on the Zmodo support pages.

It occurs to me that this class of...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-08-2018, 08:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Phthalocyanine
The fourth time was the charm! Here’s a two...

The fourth time was the charm!

Here’s a two minute clip from a B&W 1943 film (commercial VHS from 1992.)
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-08-2018, 12:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Phthalocyanine
I've been trying to upload a 35MB clip but your...

I've been trying to upload a 35MB clip but your server keeps re-setting. Please advise.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-06-2018, 01:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Phthalocyanine
I upgraded the firmware on the Zmodo and was...

I upgraded the firmware on the Zmodo and was rewarded with a better editing interface that makes it easier to do precise cuts.

Here’s a short clip from a color commercial tape from our friends...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-05-2018, 01:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Phthalocyanine
You know, I'm not exactly sure whether the video...

You know, I'm not exactly sure whether the video is interlaced or progressive, but I think it is progressive.

It is supposed to be NTSC at 30 fps, but computer video players see it as 40 fps.

I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-04-2018, 02:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,391
Posted By Phthalocyanine
Video surveillance DVR for transferring analog video?

This probably falls in the category of a solution waiting for a problem but I thought I would share my findings for what it is worth.

I picked up a video surveillance DVR (the Zmodo DVR-H9114V)...
Forum: General Discussion 06-07-2017, 05:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,797
Posted By Phthalocyanine
Yes you make a good point. Analog deterioration...

Yes you make a good point. Analog deterioration does not look like this. I'm satisfied that this was an error in the tape mastering process, which involved some sort of digital processing.

One...
Forum: General Discussion 06-06-2017, 05:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,797
Posted By Phthalocyanine
I never viewed these tape before so I have no...

I never viewed these tape before so I have no idea if this defect was always there or is the result of deterioration. I picked these tapes up cheap (like 25 cents cheap) at a videos store that is...
Forum: General Discussion 06-06-2017, 01:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,797
Posted By Phthalocyanine
Hi Msgohan, I appreciate the prompt reply,...

Hi Msgohan,

I appreciate the prompt reply, thanks!

I was interested to hear that this does appear to be an unusual defect. I've transferred more than 100 commercial and home-made tapes at this...
Forum: General Discussion 06-06-2017, 01:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,797
Posted By Phthalocyanine
Identify this type of VHS video defect?

As shown in the uploaded screen captures, the defect begins with black horizontal lines that then turn into large blocks of video noise in green and blue.

I've encountered these on commercial VHS...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-19-2016, 12:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,094
Posted By Phthalocyanine
When I found my JVC SR-MV45 it had an instruction...

When I found my JVC SR-MV45 it had an instruction sheet by JVC taped to the top, which reads, in relevant part:
"When the AC plug is connected into AC outlet for the first time "LOADING" is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-19-2016, 12:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,094
Posted By Phthalocyanine
Did you just get this machine or is this new...

Did you just get this machine or is this new behavior from one you've had for a while? My JVC SR-MV45 flashes "loading" if it has been unplugged or has sat unused for a long time. After about five...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-15-2016, 10:10 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,241
Posted By Phthalocyanine
NTSC DVD recorders that accept PAL input, record to PAL DVD?

This is the beginning of a proposed list of NTSC DVD Recorders confirmed to record PAL VHS tapes as PAL DVDs for those of us in NTSC land who have a PAL VCR and want to convert to DVD the occasional...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 03-28-2016, 10:00 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 76,465
Posted By Phthalocyanine
I'm a sometime lurker who became a member in...

I'm a sometime lurker who became a member in order to access the photos in this thread. When I recently fired up my precious JVC HR-S9600U for the first time in a long while to transfer a tape, I...
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