Hi thanxs for a very informative thread on VHS to DVD transfer.
I would like you to add the JVC HR-S8600EU (PAL) on the list.
My old Panasonic NV-HD610 VHS that i pulled out of the closet last year was broken, so I needed a replacement as i had decided to transfer my old family videos to dvd before it was tooooo late.
I learnt on the internet that a VHS with a s-video output would improve the pic quality. Throw in TBC and the quality, depending on the source, might or might not improve further.
s-video output seems to come from mostly S-VHS machines. Stand alone TBCs are too expensive and are hard to find used.
Then I stumbled upon this thread which gave a list of S-VHS which had both, quite help full indeed.
So using this as a reference i waited and nothing happened.
Then from Last month until now, all heavens broke loose.
1. Panasonic NV-HS 860, missed cos I was at work.
2. Panasonic NV-FS 200 - no remote, missed cos i was at a dinner. Very annoying indeed.
3. JVC HR-S7500, missed by an hour !!
4. JVC HR-S7500, the guy promised but never called back?
5. JVC HM-DH40000U, the ad claimed an american imported NTSC, but living in europe i have only PAL tapes.
6. JVC HR-S8600EU, this appeared yesterday and the ad claimed it had TBC. Not wanting another miss i decided to buy it. Not being on the list, I verified, and it seems to have both TBC and DNR according to the downloaded manual which goes like this.
"Your video recorder is equipped with the Digital TBC (Time
Base Corrector) that removes jitter from fluctuating video signals
to deliver a stable picture even with old tapes and rental
cassettes.
The on/off of Digital 3-DNR (Noise Reduction) which cuts noise
and enables clear picture reproduction is also linked to this
function."
* The default setting is "ON".
The VHS arrives next week so I hope it is not too worn out.
7. JVC DV S-VHS HRS1, this is still around but with no description except a picture which shows a DV & S-VHS combo and with a price tag of around $445 i guess this is goint to be around for a while.
I couldnt find any information on this combo, maybe it has wrong descriptions. Does any body have any idea on this unusal combo??
I hope I am not making another big miss on this one.
Here is the combos image link.
http://195.149.144.149/images/26/2607531205.jpg