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Originally Posted by crissrudd4554
his tech guy had tested it and everything was fine and suggested it might be because my tapes are too old.
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That sort of BS answer is one of the quickest ways to receive a verbal dressing down from me -- probably with a few colorful words sprinkled in for good measure. To even utter those words is ridiculous. The tech truly is a moron when it comes to video.
This is why you need to send Panasonic decks to TGrant, maybe deter.
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Anyways skip to about a month ago I took the unit to a guy closer to where I live. He said he would call me back within the first week, he never did. I called him today and he said he would look into it when he got to his shop and would call me back. Still waiting for that call at the time of this post. If I don’t hear from him I plan on going back to his shop tomorrow to find out the hold up.
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He had it for a month, with no update? It's not that complicated. I can tear into a deck within days, and know what's wrong. Now the actual refurb work could take a month or longer, depending on what needs to be done. But I can at least give it a quick assessment. (I don't really do repairs for others anymore, just for my own refurb equipment available in the marketplace. Less stress, my own timeline.)
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But anyways judging from those screenshots is this even something that CAN be repaired or is the particular one I have just junk by this point??
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I'd need to see how it performs in person, with my own library of test tapes. But going from only a still image, realize that I've seen worse.
TGrant fixed all of our decks up. (deter also fixed a deck for me, but unfortunately it's downed again.) The initial ~$400 per repair stings, but that fades some after seeing it perform well. The only fear is that 1970/1980 decks are really touchy, and could require another $400 repair within just a few years of use.
The real question is whether those giblet-heads that "fixed" the VCRs prior have monkeyed something up, either adding more damage, or making it irreparable. I doubt that's the case, though possible. I mostly think they half-@ss fixed the unit, as Panasonic repair really does require special skills and a magic touch. I don't even touch those decks.
jwillis in the forum has been falling into the DVD recorder and VCR rabbit hole for the past couple of years now. I don't want to volunteer him, and I know his hobby plate is full at the moment, but he may have interest in tinkering with the 1970. Not sure if he's had one on his workbench before. I believe he recently dove into the 1980, but not sure what happened there. His skill at the DVD recorders is impressive, especially seeing the outcomes from his team-up with Mr.
ISOBuster. Definitely a valued assets on the forums.
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I really don’t wanna invest in another VCR but at the same time I don’t wanna be waiting month after month for a response on something that in the end may be beyond repair. If I do invest in another VCR it’ll likely be the Panasonic AG-1980 even though I really can’t afford one right now but I have tapes I want captured and that one seems highly recommended so we’ll see. Anyways thoughts???
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What S-VHS VCRs with TBC do you currently have?
Something you must also realize is that not all VCRs play a tape with the same values. So you cannot compare JVC to Panasonic, or 1980 to 1970, or even one 1970 to another 1970. Each differs some.
I'd also like to see comparison clips between this 1970 and other S-VHS VCRs, both with/without TBC engaged.