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As regards to post below, are the "professional" VCRs like JVC SRV10U (approx. $300) that much better than consumer versions, that is, heavier, better innards, more durable, etc.? For that kind of money, how do they compare with the much more expensive pro decks? Do they deserve "Pro" moniker, or is it just hype? Just wondering if they're the last of the breed, would it be worthwhile in buying this version rather than regular cheapos. Thanks for advice.
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I've never had any experience with the pro decks, but I own both Panasonic and JVC consumer S-VHS machines. The Panasonic had one of the circuits die about 2 months after the short warranty expired. The JVC is older and has been trouble-free.Performance-wise, the Panasonic sounds a bit better, but they are comparable on picture quality. The Panasonic does not like playing back standard VHS tapes made in other machines - way too much video noise. I make great copies of DVD and Satellite broadcasts on both machines. Even with cheap standard VHS tape, the picture quality exceeds that of commercially produced standard VHS movies. Even in SLP speed, the picture is quite watchable.
Although the commercial advance and rapid rewind features on the Panasonic are nice, overall I like the JVC better. I am planning on a third S-VHS VCR, and it will be a JVC. They're cheap, too!
Although you may find a few exceptions, pro transports are built to be used daily in a business environment. Buy a Panasonic though. They've always made some of the most reliable vcrs on the market. JVC vcrs, on the other hand, generally don't have a reputation for reliability.
Hello!I think that the higher priced JVC SVHS decks will do better
that the average VHS deck ($100-150), particularly those with
the frame buffers and digital noise reduction. Once read a post
from a guy who had one of these $500 JVC machines, and he said
that the SVHS picture was very comparable with DVD playback. With
that said, I have an older std. Panasonic unit that coast me $250
back 5-6 years ago. I am a heavy mod/tweek person, so I opened up
the unit and changed 5 or 6 critical local power supply decoupling
capacitors to much better and larger units. The results? Both the
sound and picture improved very noticably, at all recording and
playback speeds. So much so that well recorded movies are quite
satisfactory in playback, very clean and clear, with fine sound.
Since my unit uses a switcher power supply, upgrades there would
probably also further improve the unit. The final thought is that
some of the more "middle of the road" VHS decks out there could
probably be very significantly better if a small handfull of the
electronic parts were upgraded. I didnt want to pay a bundle for
good VHS performance.Dan
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