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Re: SVHS Pro decks

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!


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