replaced by the CT-2 and CT-200

[Seeker47]

Lordsmurf wrote: "My exact setup is JVC 3800 -> SIMA SED-CM -> LITEON 5001

The SIMA was mostly so I could drop colors to pure B&W on the B&W tapes. I use the SIMA just in general, because it seems to stabilize the signal slightly, which is great."


I hope this is not venturing too far off-topic for this thread, but since you mentioned the item above, I thought this might be a reasonable place to posit this question.

It seems I bought an SED-CM about a year and a half ago, then forgot about it, because I did not have a DVD recorder at the time, and no immediate application for the Sima. But all this has recently changed.

Now, I would like to xfer a sizable quantity of VHS tapes to DVD. The SED-CM seems to be an older model, since replaced by the CT-2 and CT-200. I am also aware of their Color Corrector Pro, and have seen many mentions of a (not Sima) TBC-1000 in the forums. Unless I am missing something, all of these devices seem to have at least some partial overlap in functions. I'm hoping that you or others here can tell me which of these gadgets is to be preferred over the others, and why.

Thanks.

Seeker47

[lordsmurf]

SIMA makes "filters" (do nothing) and some color correction devices.

At least one of the "do nothings" has a B&W switch that removes all color. It works nice for converting B&W material to DVD and not requiring a proc amp or software correction. The SED-CM also does some super minor stabilization, but it's minimal. In all my years of video, only once did I need this device for this purpose.

TBC is not the same as the do nothings. The TBC-1000 is a full field TBC.