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SP = 2-hour (on T-120 tape), really hard to screw up base playing. If a deck won't track SP, it's horribly misaligned, or damaged.
LP = 4 hours, harder to play, JVC actually does better than Panasonic here, on some models
SLP aka EP = 6 hour mode, AG-1980 excellent, certain JVC EOL models are too
D-VHS decks are essentially SP only, lesser quality than S-VHS decks. Still usually way beyond VHS, but not refined quality of S-VHS
I never recommended D-VHS decks, unless extremely cheap, and mostly used for SP. D-VHS do make the recommended list, but at/near the bottom of the list.
9x00 series is a mixed bag in the 2020s, too many decks have DD issues. Deck condition matters more than model now, when decks are mostly equivalent, meaning many HR and SR decks. SR-V101 was generally a lesser deck, once upon a time, but it can easily be better than my once-favorite HR-S9800 these days. The advice from decades past isn't as clear-cut anymore, since everything is used now.
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