For the past few months I've been using the family JVC HR-J692U HiFi VCR to capture some old VHS tapes (not home movies, just nostalgia fuel), but that just
bit the dust.
So now I'm in the market for a new VCR. Since I'm not capping anything particularly precious, I'm looking for something affordable, and I'm thinking a low to mid-range late-model SVHS JVC (basically what I've been using, but with S-Video). I'm seeing quite a few on
ebay in the $50-150 price range.
My question is: what are the differences between the HR-S29xxU, HR-S39xxU, and HR-S59xxU models, when it comes to capturing and digitization? Are they the same in the essentials, and just differ in irrelevant features? For reference, here's an archive of what appears to be JVC's last product listing for SVHS VCRs:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200809.../supervhsvcrs/.
I know there's been a lot of discussion about higher end VCRs here, but I really don't want to spend that kind of money yet, especially with the luck I've been having with problem tapes.