VCR Suggestion?

[hulk1066]

Hey,

I need a good VCR. My old ones have about had their day. I recently purchased a Sony from Circuit City and it totally sucked. I could record a program on it and when I went back to view it, the tracking had to be modified in order to view something that was recorded on it an hour earlier.

The main thing this VCR would be used for is for transferring old tapes to a DVD Recorder. Any suggestions, recommendations? I can't hardly find anything in stores anymore.

Thanks

[Marvingj]

7000 and 9000 series JVC units that are the better units, Probably can find some on Ebay or any prosumer electronic store.

[davideck]

Panasonic AG-1980

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=287476

[victoriabears]

How many tapes and how good are the original vhs?
IF the source material is good a combo unit will work well.
If Not then a sharp vcr is also good, but the problem is these days all vcr's being sold under $150 are the cheaply made ones.

[lordsmurf]

Panasonic VHS VCRs are okay for normal recording and playback. But not for transferring VHS to DVD in the highest quality.

For that I would suggest a JVC SR-V10U, SR-V101U, HR-S9800, 9600, 7600, 7800, 9900, 7900 ... pick one

[davideck]

JVC reduced the quality of their tape transport when they introduced the TBC/DNR. If I turn off the TBC/DNR on my 7600 or 9600, I am left with a VCR of mediocre performance, on par with my 3600. Except for the Dynamic Drum, the transports of all three are virtually identical.

The older top of the line JVC VCRs have more stable transports and better signal systems that outperform a TBC/DNR unit, particularly on high quality recordings. I only capture with a JVC TBC/DNR VCR when it provides a noticeable timebase correction improvement that I cannot achieve otherwise. That is rare.

The Panasonic AG-19XX is a prosumer line of VCRs (the BNC connectors are a good clue). The thread that I posted above demonstrated the tracking and picture quality superiority of the AG-1980 over the JVC for some lower quality recordings.

I would gladly trade my JVC HR-S9600 for a Panasonic AG-1980.

[lordsmurf]

I was talking about the Panasonic VHS VCR you can get for about $70 at Best Buy. It's good for recording and playback for watching, but I'd never use it for transferring. It does not provide archival quality output.

Sharp is good, but harder to find.

Sony is alright too. I'm guessing you just got a lemon. Take it back, get another one.