I recently bought a Panasonic AG-W1 based on the VCR buying guide suggestions here, but
it is not working properly. After looking for any possible information on repairing these VCRs, I found posts stating that they aren't good for transferring:
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Originally Posted by volksjager
power supply is probably borked.
not worth your time - sell it as-is on ebay
none of the multis are much good
the 4000 and 5000 Samsungs bring decent money on ebay, but i wouldnt use either on my tapes.
if you want to do PAL tapes get one of the recommend PAL S-VHS decks with TBC
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Originally Posted by lordsmurf
It's good for SECAM, but that's about it. Even then, I'd rather find a rare and expensive JVC S-VHS that can play SECAM, if I had a lot of them.
We had a few AG-W2 or AG-W3 decks (forget which) a few years ago. Never really used them, as the quality was not up to our standards. I think Rocky Mountain Labs bought one, and somebody on the forum bought another. I forget the details, too long ago.
We still have a Samsung rebadge or the W1/2/3 (again, forget). It's okay for some tapes that hate JVC transports, but it has lower quality for the picture.
These are just VHS VCRs, consumer grade, not S-VHS, not prosumer or professional.
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The only VCRs in the buying guide which specifically state Secam capability are:
Aiwa WHVMX100- Panasonic AG-Wx rebadge
Panasonic AG-W1
Panasonic AG-W2 - no SECAM-L
Panasonic AG-W3
Samsung SVW-5000W - Panasonic AG-W2 rebadge
Samsung SVW-7000W - Panasonic AG-W3 rebadge
And these are all basically the same two units only rebadged for the different companies.
So I am looking to know what are the best JVC decks which can play both Secam and PAL?
Here is some further information I've collected from the suggested buying thread replies. According to what I'm understanding here, these models should be capable although may not be recommended players. I'm not totally sure on the models labeled "Ex" - I assume this means any model with an E
Any help in this would be greatly appreciated
AM = multi-format NTSC, PAL, SECAM B
EU = European model, marketed to bulk of Europe, PAL B/G D/K and SECAM B (recorded in MESECAM)
"E" is like "EU" for some model without NICAM stereo receiver
"EH" is like "EU" with NICAM stereo receiver
"Ex" is also like "EU" for the last model
"MS" is for france; standard is PAL B/G and SECAM L (recorded in SECAM L for the secam L)
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Originally Posted by NJRoadfan
After stumbling through JVC's French site with Google translate and finding the manual, it appears that JVC's "MS" VCRs do offer TBC/DNR support for playing back SECAM-L tapes (True French SECAM). It specifically notes that the TBC/DNR is inactive when playing back MESECAM (Middle East SECAM or SECAM-B, actually a more common format). Same goes for the EU and EK models playing back MESECAM.
The MS models are basically the same as the common EU/EK models with a French TV tuner and SECAM-L playback and recording. According to the manual, they can play back all PAL, SECAM, and NTSC (as an NTSC 4.43 signal) tapes.
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7000-7500 series JVC S-VHS VCRs:
JVC HR-S7000EG
JVC HR-S7000EH
JVC HR-S7500EH
JVC HR-S7500EE
JVC HR-S7500EK
JVC HR-S7500MS
7600+ series JVC S-VHS VCRs:
JVC HR-S7600AM
JVC HR-S7600EU
JVC HR-S7600MS
JVC HR-S7611EU
JVC HR-S7700EK
JVC HR-S7700EU
JVC HR-S7700MS
JVC HR-S7711EU
JVC HR-S7722EK
JVC HR-S7722EU
JVC HR-S7850EU
JVC HR-S7850MS
JVC HR-S7851EU
JVC HR-S7851MS
JVC HR-S7855EE
JVC HR-S7860EK
JVC HR-S7950EU
JVC HR-S7955MS
JVC HR-S795SEK
JVC HR-S7960E
JVC HR-S7960EX
JVC HR-S7960EU
JVC HR-S7965EF
JVC HR-S7965EK
8000-8500 series JVC S-VHS VCRs:
JVC HR-S8000MS
JVC HR-S8500E
JVC HR-S8500EH
JVC HR-S8500MS
8600+ series JVC S-VHS VCRs:
JVC HR-S8600EK
JVC HR-S8600EU
JVC HR-S8600MS
JVC HR-S8700EK
JVC HR-S8700EU
JVC HR-S8700MS
JVC HR-S8850EK
JVC HR-S8850EU
JVC HR-S8850MS
JVC HR-S8955EE
JVC HR-S8960EX
JVC HR-S8960E
JVC HR-S8965EK
9000-9500 series JVC S-VHS VCRs:
JVC HR-S9000EG
JVC HR-S9200EG
JVC HR-S9200EH
JVC HR-S9400E
JVC HR-S9400EH
JVC HR-S9400EK
JVC HR-S9500E
JVC HR-S9500EH
JVC HR-S9500EK
JVC HR-S9500MS
9600+ series JVC S-VHS VCRs:
JVC HR-S9600EK
JVC HR-S9600EU
JVC HR-S9600MS
JVC HR-S9700EK
JVC HR-S9700EU
JVC HR-S9700MS
JVC HR-S9850EU
JVC HR-S9850EK
JVC HR-S9850MS