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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-20-2026, 04:12 PM

Replies: 7 Recapping JVC SR-MV45U: parts list? Views: 232 Posted By matt314159 I just noticed one small discrepancy in my... I just noticed one small discrepancy in my spreadsheet. For location C5003, the replacement Rubycon 220TXW330MEFR18X35 is actually 330µF 220V not 200V as my spreadsheet and the quoted data says. ...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-18-2026, 08:54 PM

Replies: 7 Recapping JVC SR-MV45U: parts list? Views: 232 Posted By matt314159 No, you're actually correct. I checked it again... No, you're actually correct. I checked it again and it does say LOADING, it's just really dim. It flashes LOADING for about 35 seconds, then the display dims to the point you almost can't see it,...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-10-2026, 01:51 PM

Replies: 7 Recapping JVC SR-MV45U: parts list? Views: 232 Posted By matt314159 I've placed the order. I did realize that I'd... I've placed the order. I did realize that I'd originally chosen snap-in style for the 200v cap, so I've replaced that Nichicon with a Rubycon 220TXW330MEFR18X35. 330 µF 220v, rated for 12,000 hrs at...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-09-2026, 08:35 AM

Replies: 7 Recapping JVC SR-MV45U: parts list? Views: 232 Posted By matt314159 Perhaps mercifully, neither of the units are to... Perhaps mercifully, neither of the units are to that point yet. My first unit doesn't say LOADING at all when you plug it in (which in itself might be some kind of sign to people more familiar with...

Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-08-2026, 03:40 PM

Replies: 7 Recapping JVC SR-MV45U: parts list? Views: 232 Posted By matt314159 Recapping JVC SR-MV45U: parts list? Don't ask me why I do the things that I do, but I picked up another JVC SR-MV45U deck and I'd like to dust off soldering skills I haven't used in years, and attempt to re-cap the power supply board...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 03-28-2026, 08:56 PM

Replies: 9 JVC MV45U menu, VirtualDub capture settings? Views: 202 Posted By matt314159 Thanks! I'll definitely try normal and auto and... Thanks! I'll definitely try normal and auto and see which I like best. My initial thought was to get as transparent a signal as possible (I mean, that's kind of a joke with the ES15 in the chain)...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 03-28-2026, 07:34 PM

Replies: 9 JVC MV45U menu, VirtualDub capture settings? Views: 202 Posted By matt314159 Yep with LordSmurf's recommended changes to the... Yep with LordSmurf's recommended changes to the timing settings in VirtualDub, and with MV45 (TBC off) > ES15 > GV-USB2 I've done multiple successful captures today and all seem to be as perfect as...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 03-27-2026, 05:36 PM

Replies: 9 JVC MV45U menu, VirtualDub capture settings? Views: 202 Posted By matt314159 Grabbed a JVC DVD/VCR combo unit remote today... Grabbed a JVC DVD/VCR combo unit remote today from work and now I can navigate the VCR menus on the MV45U Do I have them set correctly? Pretty sure I do, just sanity-check me. 20316 20317 ...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 03-27-2026, 02:03 PM

Replies: 9 JVC MV45U menu, VirtualDub capture settings? Views: 202 Posted By matt314159 That's encouraging to hear. This is the guy from... That's encouraging to hear. This is the guy from Springfield, IL, right? My unit looks quite rough on the outside, but nice and clean on the inside. And the transport controls on this feel so much...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 03-27-2026, 10:44 AM

Replies: 9 JVC MV45U menu, VirtualDub capture settings? Views: 202 Posted By matt314159 JVC MV45U menu, VirtualDub capture settings? Hey Folks, happy Friday! I have to start by saying: LordSmurf, you're going to blow a gasket, and I'll take my lumps. You've been super clear all over this forum for years underscoring...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-23-2026, 05:29 PM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 I messed with things more this weekend and the... I messed with things more this weekend and the problem is definitely that the S5400U doesn't play nicely with SLP/EP tapes, not anything with the tapes themselves. Here's another 30s sample,...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-20-2026, 09:28 AM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 That alone is enough to terrify me especially... That alone is enough to terrify me especially with how AI has upended the storage and memory chip market for consumers for the foreseeable future.

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-20-2026, 08:29 AM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 I'm actually glad y'all brought up the vhs-decode... I'm actually glad y'all brought up the vhs-decode project, because I had been eyeballing it. It appealed to me as a tinkerer, but I do get the feeling that at best it's not ready for primetime....

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-19-2026, 03:52 PM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 I'll admit I do wonder how much quality I'm... I'll admit I do wonder how much quality I'm permanently leaving on the table by using this non-recommended setup. Am I currently getting 90% of the picture information from the tape, when a proper...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-19-2026, 09:01 AM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 Thanks, folks. Yeah there very well could be... Thanks, folks. Yeah there very well could be something wrong with the JVC. I'm just relieved that it's working well for 90% of my tapes. The S5400U purchase was probably my biggest regret of this...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-18-2026, 06:15 PM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 Yeah it's weird. Since AI theorized that a... Yeah it's weird. Since AI theorized that a cheaper, dumber VCR might be able to get a signal lock, I grabbed one from the storage room at work and brought it home, and though I'm having to capture...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-18-2026, 08:18 AM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 I've tried disabling auto-calibration and... I've tried disabling auto-calibration and manually adjusting tracking, but as noted, I can make the issue worse, not better with manual adjustments to the tracking. You're right I should have...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-17-2026, 07:03 PM

Replies: 20 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? Views: 600 Posted By matt314159 VHS tapes won't track, audio speeds up? I'm 16 tapes into capturing my family's VHS home movies, and so far I've just run across two tapes that I can't get a good playback lock on with this deck. Recap. Hardware Chain: JVC S5400U...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-03-2026, 01:34 PM

Replies: 35 Sanity-check my VHS home movie digitizing workflow? Views: 1,291 Posted By matt314159 As I'm doing more reading, I'm thinking I won't... As I'm doing more reading, I'm thinking I won't miss anything as far as quality by capturing 8 bit masters. Thanks for pointing that out. Now, I'm capturing 92.97 in Virtualdub, but when I do...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-01-2026, 03:00 PM

Replies: 35 Sanity-check my VHS home movie digitizing workflow? Views: 1,291 Posted By matt314159 Would you be willing to glance through my... Would you be willing to glance through my virtualdub2 settings and see if anything stands out as horrifically wrong before I lock these in as my capture settings? Any other areas I should check? ...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-01-2026, 05:10 AM

Replies: 35 Sanity-check my VHS home movie digitizing workflow? Views: 1,291 Posted By matt314159 Woops, my bad, I changed permissions to "anyone... Woops, my bad, I changed permissions to "anyone with link". Oh I definitely understand that, but that should be irrelevant if I'm going by the vdbub histogram, correct? 20209 On that...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-28-2026, 07:13 PM

Replies: 35 Sanity-check my VHS home movie digitizing workflow? Views: 1,291 Posted By matt314159 Still waiting for the ES15 to arrive, as well as... Still waiting for the ES15 to arrive, as well as the breakout cable for the Intensity pro. Before sending the GV-USB2 back, I decided to do a quick test run on a secondary tape I didn't care much...

Forum: Computers 02-27-2026, 12:07 PM

Replies: 13 Show us your capture PC builds! Views: 754 Posted By matt314159 I think I agree with this. I manage the IT help... I think I agree with this. I manage the IT help desk for a college and we put machines on the recycling pile every year that are more than capable of video capture. For my project I grabbed an HP...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-26-2026, 01:51 PM

Replies: 35 Sanity-check my VHS home movie digitizing workflow? Views: 1,291 Posted By matt314159 Thanks, I knew I was going to need to do that but... Thanks, I knew I was going to need to do that but not the exact menu sequence, so that's super helpful, thanks! This one didn't have a remote, but it's not so bad navigating the menus with the...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-25-2026, 07:15 PM

Replies: 35 Sanity-check my VHS home movie digitizing workflow? Views: 1,291 Posted By matt314159 Oh and this one is on me for trusting the stupid... Oh and this one is on me for trusting the stupid AI answer results at the top of a quick google search before I bought it. I know better and still fell for garbage AI answers anyway. The 5400...

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