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In Reply to: VCRs: Sony SLNV99 or JVC HR-S5911 posted by dejan on October 12, 2002 at 16:38:12:
Hope your relatives in Europe can watch NTSC video.I bought my first-ever VHS machine late last year, after a whole lot of online research. I would've liked the option to get a really sturdy S-VHS machine in the $500 range, but from what I can see, today's $500 machines are a lot like the $200 machines, only with more features, and beyond a certain point, those features looked totally irrelevant to me.
In the end, I bought a JVC HR-S7800U S-VHS machine which had a street price around $300. It's hooked up via S-Video connection to my HDTV set. A good VHS video transfer looks very decent on this system: A bit soft, but very watchable. I do quite a bit of time-shifting, always in SP mode and S-VHS and I'm satisfied with the results: I'm not awed, but I no longer think that VHS just plain sucks. It displays seconds, as S-video in/out connectors and a timebase corrector. Build quality is about as you describe: Very lightweight. I use it with care, and it's given me no trouble so far.
My JVC automatically synchronizes it's clock and retains it's programming for quite some time. Mine's normally powered down, but when I've got a show to record later that day, I turn on the power strip and can feel pretty confident that I won't miss my show due to lost timer settings or a clock flashing "12:00".
FWIW, Someday, I'd like to see the "Consumer" taken out of "Consumer Electronics": Real gear is made to last and is worth fixing when it breaks.
Follow Ups:
I'm having problems receiving the stereo signal on all channels on my 7800. My 11 year old RCA VCR, Admiral 27" and GE 20" have no problems. This has occured in two residences and over the air and cable. When it works, it's great. This is the only JVC product I've ever bought and because of this problem (I didn't realize I had it until it was too late for return or warranty repair and they probably wouldn't be able to locate the problem at the repair shop) and the ultra-cheap build (it's the flimsiest A/V product I've ever purchased), I would not recommend JVC for anything. Vann's on the net has NOS Sony S-VHS units for $600. They were originally much more and are built more like VCR's used to be built. Panasonic produces some professional grade VCR's that may be worthwhile. Mitsubishi has some S-VHS units that appear more solid than JVC. Anyway my 2 cents worth.Bruce
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