The SR-V10 and/or JVC HR-S9800 available from refram in the above post might be a good idea.
The Osprey card you have is an early 2000s card, one that I ignored because of the high success I had with ATI All In Wonder and Matrox series cards (at that time). I can only assume you've done your homework on this card, and know for certain that it is of high quality input and output.
I would heavily suggest that for the VHS tapes, you dump the old Panasonic consumer VHS deck. While I would usually suggest the JVC series -- and it will probably work for most of your tapes -- the Panasonic AG-1980P S-VHS may track better on those worst tapes.
On the other hand, buying the JVC for most of your tapes, and then outsourcing the few problem-to-track tapes to a service such as ours, may actually be the best course of action. Tracking problems can be hard to deal with, and you can find yourself buying a half dozen or more VCRs to combat the problem, before finding enough decks that cooperate with all of th tapes. It's one reason transfer businesses have (or should have!) a dozen or more VCRs available, mostly professional- and broadcast-grade decks.
A good-condition S-VHS VCR is worth at least $250-350, especially in like-new or even brand-new condition. It's the "as is" and often-damaged ones you find in the $100-200 range (or just a dumb seller, with a poor listing, during an unlucky/low-spending time).
A better VCR would certainly solve many of your issues, and make many more tapes playable. Just know that no one deck will be able to perfectly play everything -- there will still be some leftovers. And again, you can eitherbuy more VCRs for those, or outsource those remaining few to a good service that specializes in such work (probably NOT a local service, but one you find online, such as ours).
VCRs in general are no longer made, and these models being suggested are classic models from the late 90s and early 2000s, when the VHS and S-VHS format was still professionally used in varying degrees. There will not be any "new" VCRs sold in stores (at least not usually, and most of it will be crap when you do find one). Hence the need to shop in the second-hand or "used" markets, such as eBay, iOffer and Craigslist.
The D-VHS units are pretty decent -- they operate a little differently than the S-VHS units, when it comes to the video filtering. Some folks prefer the D-VHS over the S-VHS, some prefer the S-VHS over the D-VHS. I would not suggest
against the D-VHS. The D-VHS has the added benefit of a frame synchronizer similar to what is found in the Panasonic DMR-ES10 DVD recorder (useful for signal pass-through, but NOT for recording). On the other hand, the filters are "always on", which can lead to various smoothing/smearing/blurring noise at times. Filtering is always a trade-off, trading a worse error for a lesser one.
If nothing else, a better VCR will remove the need to process so much in
VirtualDub. And analog-domain processing often yields better filter results than digital software processing/filtering.
For the Hi8 tapes, I highly suggest a Sony Hi8 camera above all others. These can still be pricey, in the $200-300 range for the betterones, but it is entirely worth it, when you locate one on eBay. These tend to go fast, and owners usually keep them because of the quality. I forget the exact model right now (not at the office), can look it up if necessary (ask).
Hope that helps.
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