JVC HR-S8500 E - is this a good machine?

[Padawan]

Good morning everyone (well it is here in Western Australia anyhow).

Just a quick question if anyone is in the know.

This JVC HR-S8500E is not in the approved list.

I can get a working model from a neighbor for $100

It is an S-VHS and has TBC/DNR.

Is there a reason it isn't on the list?

Regards,
Paul

[lordsmurf]

It's worth $100. I think the reason it's not listed, like the 7500E, is due to lacking image/audio filters. It is just a good transport, TBC, and nothing else. But again, for only $100, and for a PAL deck, worth it.

[Padawan]

Thanks Lord Smurf,

Still waiting on your TBC to arrive.

But that is normal for the time it takes to get anything to the land down under

A previous item from Germany took two months.

Regards,

Paul