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Best SVHS VCRs? Anything besides JVC?

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Homer

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I own a JVC HR S9600U - their top of the line consumer SVHS deck, at the time I bought it. I'm fairly pleased with it, especially since I watch mostly old tapes, as half of my viewing material (DVDs are the other half). Therefore, I'm considering purchasing the HR S9900U. (BTW, I can still get the 9800. Since it has a higher list price than the 9900, I was wondering whether any features or quality was lost, from the 9800 to the 9900.)
My only real complaints are that the transport is sluggish (much worse than an older, VHS JVC deck, I have) and the loading mechanism feels cheap and is picky about how I insert tapes (here's another area where the older JVC VCR is much better).

Is there anything else, out there, that's worth considering? Does anything have similar processing features as the high-end JVC decks?

Thanks

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3 recommendations - bilbobaggins 10:04:46 04/02/02 (0)
I like Panasonic, I own a 7670 that works well.
I just bought a Philips 1010BPH that is on clearance at onecall for $110-120, a real bargain. I prefer the Panasonic but the SVHS-ET is nice to use once in a while. Picture quality is better on the Panasonic, of course.
If you want to stick with JVC might I suggest the professional series the JVC HRS-1TU (I think) lists for about $350 and is available for about $250 and gets rid of a lot of the features for the same price range. It should be better built than the comparable consumer range which is a little too loaded with bells and whistles for my taste.
- http://www.adoramaphoto.com/catalog.tpl?op=details&sid=101777081515752193&sku=VDJVSRST1U
I'm using Panasonics - very few problems - John C. - Aussie 23:52:19 03/30/02 (0)
Now I've had our two s machines for 10 years so cannot comment on the latest editions. As another poster pointed out they are all getting lighter and tinnier.
John

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Re: Best SVHS VCRs? Anything besides JVC? - Estes 19:49:35 03/30/02 (0)
Basically all VCRs are much lower quality than they used to be. SVHS is no exception. My impression is that most manufacturers are getting out of VCRs altogther and as a result it is getting harder to find SVHS machines. A check of the major TV companies websites will show you this is the case. You may want to look for a used machine.
Re: BTW, this is a second deck - not a replacement (nt) - Homer 03:00:05 03/30/02 (0)
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