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In Reply to: Fooling an s-video recorder to record s-video on standard tapes posted by John C. - Aussie on May 1, 2002 at 16:51:09:

Hi John,
VCRs capable of recording an S-video signal onto std VHS tape are easily and affordably obtained now.
As well as the Panasonic you mention, JVC, Toshiba and Philips have models with S-VHS ET.
IMO these are cheap enough to buy and saves the hassle of drilling out tape shells and other mucking about.
Does your satellite receiver support S-Video out ?
I've experimented with the local SKY digital receiver and found that going from S-vid out of the sat. receiver to the VCR in S-VHS ET mode does show improved picture.
Going sat. composite to S-VHS ET shows little ot no improvement.
The only downside in using ET mode is that std tapes have a little bit more noise than a pukka S-VHS tape. Noticeable but not objectionable. more than compensated by the huge savings in buying std VHS instead of the S-VHS variety.

cheers

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Topic - Fooling an s-video recorder to record s-video on standard tapes - John C. - Aussie 16:51:09 05/01/02 (5)

S-VHS ET - michael w 04:09:11 05/02/02 (2)

Re: S-VHS ET - John C. - Aussie 16:11:08 05/02/02 (1)

Current Panasonic VCRs are crap. - michael w 22:36:41 05/02/02 (0)

You need to drill a hole - Lasermeister 21:07:05 05/01/02 (1)

Thanks - John C. - Aussie 00:36:35 05/02/02 (0)

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S-VHS ET - michael w 04:09:11 05/02/02 (2)

Re: S-VHS ET - John C. - Aussie 16:11:08 05/02/02 (1)

Current Panasonic VCRs are crap. - michael w 22:36:41 05/02/02 (0)

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