Hakan Lennestal wrote:
>
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eric Jorgensen writes:
>
> > Yes, I've heard that some of the more expensive SVHS vcrs keep the time
> > base converter running no matter what format you're viewing and
> > outputting. Though they originally intended them to convert PAL videos
> > to NTSC, they convert NTSC to NTSC in order to clean up the signal. This
> > works really well if the TBC doesn't suck.
> >
> > Of course, this doesn't help you if you don't have $500+ to drop on a
> > new VCR.
>
> Several of the JVC S-VHS models have built in TBC. Also some of the
> not-so-expensive ones. There is one in my VCR (JVC HR-S8500) that I bought
> somewhat more than a year ago for the equ. of $350 (including 25 % Swedish VAT).
I've been wary of spending even $350 on the JVC models because, if
usenet is any indication, they're not very well built and there's a high
rate of malfunction and failure. They may have fixed their QA problems,
I haven't looked in a while.
- Eric
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