Quote:
Originally Posted by hodgey
...though later JVC used rebadged LGs and some other thing for the most basic ones which are totally different.) So if you are using something external for stabilizing the video one would expect them to look somewhat similar (minus the extra digital noise reduction), I have noted the same thing. The SVHS variants also has this tape stabilizer thing added to the mech but I don't know the effect of it.
(...)
[Pana 88] are very notorious for having capacitor issues which impact the image, so that's worth taking into account.
|
Yes, I once bought one of these cheap later JVC's that turned out to be rebadged (I recognised the menu from a cheap Aiwa I was once given). Absolute crap. I now know I have to look for the mention of B.E.ST. on the flap to know I have a real JVC in front of me.
I'm one of the ill-advised (well, poor) people using these Pana DMR ES10 DVD recorders to act as a would-be TBC, helps a lot to get a stable signal and adds (too) much of noise reduction. With that in my chain, I do indeed see little difference between cheap and expensive JVC's.
I didn't know Pana 88/200 is notorious for cap issues, thanks for that. Perhaps I'll sell it on one day - I got it fairly cheap, for €70, and may not need to lose all that much money selling it as 'needing refurbishment'. Have used a soldiering iron on occasion but that was just to soldier on a wire... identifying bad caps and replacing them on a PCB seems a lot more complicated!
Chaps, thanks for your input - I may in the not too distant future have a go a experimenting with taking out A/C or even the entire chassis of that somewhat disposable cheap Pana I also have, but this is not likely to happen before the weekend (and may well fail anyway). I'll try to report back if there's any news!