Best recent JVC VCR for Capturing old tapes

[giladvalkor]

Okay...I am looking to buy the best JVC VCR for capturing some old VHS tapes I have. I have been reading a lot of the posts around this site and I definitely want a VCR with TBC.

I was going to purchase the JVC HR-S9911U ...but unfortunately it is no longer available. I can't find it anywhere to buy. I'm guessing they discontinued it or something. So I have found several others that JVC makes that has TBC...but which one would be the best to buy. I am looking for one with TBC that will give me all the best features while producing the best possible capture.

At the moment I have a emuse capture card. (It really sucks) But I will be replacing it also with a Pinnacle Studio MovieBoard Plus PCI Video Capture and Editing Suite ...It's a nice card as far as I can tell, but right now my main focus is getting a great quality vcr. Then later I will concentrate on the new capture card. This stuff is a little expensive for me at the moment so I have to do one thing at a time.

I have already read a thread on here with a good number of posts on JVC VCRs. But that thread was from 2004. Thats where I learned of the JVC HR-S9911U... but as I said I can't find that exact VCR anywhere. So please any advice and experiences you guys can give me on which JVC VCR would be the best for me would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

giladvalkor

peace and safe journey!

[Rich86]

I expect you are going to have to peruse EBay until a fairly recent top-of-the-line JVC S-VHS vcr shows up. My JVC S9600U would probably serve your purposes very well - but it is not for sale.

[mysts]

Try B&h Photo Supply. I bought the HR-S9911 from them a few months ago. I have converted several VHS tapes with total success. Good luck.

[lordsmurf]

Look into the JVC SR-V101U if you insist on buying new only.

But I have to say, some of my best VCRs have been ones I bought used (JVC SR-V10U, JVC HR-S9600). There are many nice models available, search for a list on this site (I've written them many times).

I actually have a JVC HR-S3800U that is misbehaving and I want to give away for free for parts (pay shipping), but will likely end up in the trash pile in another week or two.

[giladvalkor]

I really don't want to buy a used VCR...I may not have a choice though. Does anyone know of one that will come close to matching the JVC HR-S9911U. This one I would really like to get, but I'm not having any luck on it. At the moment there is a used one on Ebay, but I'm skeptical. I tried B&H Photo supply...but they no longer have it either. Thanks anyway mysts.

giladvalkor

peace and safe journey!

[lordsmurf]

I already said ... JVC SR-V101U
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=335817&...ughType=search

[giladvalkor]

Thanks lordsmurf I saw that. I may actually go with this one...but how good is it compared to the HR-S9911U. Have you used it yourself? Thanks for your input!

[Sepu]

I bought this one, years ago:
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-bin/outputpdf.php?file=WVTV/200405/092_WV_0504.pdf

It works fine for me nice combo!

[FulciLives]

You might want to take a look at the Mitsubish HS-HD2000U which is a D-VHS VCR that sounds very nice. It can play and record D-VHS, S-VHS and VHS and it has features like a built-in TBC and 3D Y/C Comb Filter and DNR etc.

Sounds like a good deal considering you can get it for around $200 US Dollars. Only problem is I don't have one to say how good it is or is not nor have I ever read a post from someone about it but I too have wondered what is a good choice for a brand new VCR these days and from the specs this Mitsubishi sounds very nice.

Here is a link to the Mitsubishi website for more info ---> CLICK HERE

That is the main website link above. Here is the direct link ---> CLICK HERE

Look it up on a site like PRICEGRABBER.COM to find the best on-line price. Often when searching on a site like that you have to enter the model number as HSHD2000U or simply HD2000U for the search to work but officially the model number is HS-HD2000U.

The only drawback to this unit is if you want to use it as a D-VHS VCR for true HDTV recording and playback you will need a HDTV with a FIREWIRE input and even then I don't think all such equiped HDTVs will work.

Actually I did a google search just now and found an old thread on the avsforum.com website and it seems that some people were able to use the Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U to capture HDTV from their FIREWIRE equipped cable TV/Satallite box and then could capture from the Mitsubishi to their computer using a program called CapDVHS which is listed in the TOOLS section of this website. This gives a TS file which can then be played back on the computer and outputed through a proper video card output to the HDTV or you can post process it and re-encode it to make a standard defination DVD.

Tis a shame my HDTV has no FIREWIRE input but then again I don't have any extra money laying around for the Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U but damn it sounds nice even if only used as a normal S-VHS/VHS VCR.

Might be worth looking into.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[giladvalkor]

Thanks guys...I still think of gonna stick with JVC though. FulciLives the Mitsubish HS-HD2000U sounds really nice. I actually followed your links and read up on it. But it just kinda sounds too good for the price they are charging for it. In my opinion it's too cheap to be that good. Some of the JVC Super VCRs are well over $200.00. Of course I could be wrong in my assumption. But first I'm gonna take a chance on one of the JVC VCRs. I'm gonna search a little while longer for the JVC HR-S9911U. If I can't find it I will end up buying the JVC SR-V101U. Unless there is another New Model JVC Super VCR out there that I haven't heard about. So if you guys have any more recommendations I would love to hear them. Anyway thanks for all your help and suggestions. I'm happy to have found this forum and website. It's a lot of help.

giladvalkor

peace and safe journey!

[lordsmurf]

I have the SR-V10U and love it, works great. The SR-V10x series is basically a continuation of the 7000 series under the professional VCR line. I've used several 7000 series too. They all work great, and the only different between these and the 9000 series is a little less RAM in the DNR. It really won't make much of a difference, if any.

[giladvalkor]

Thanks lordsmurf...you just helped me make my decision. I'm gonna stop wasting my time looking for the JVC HR-S9911U and I'm gonna just go ahead and order the JVC SR-V10U.

giladvalkor

peace and safe journey!

[Relayerman]

I just bought the JVC SR-101U S-VHS model about a month ago based on suggestions from digitalfaq website. I love it! It plays back some of my old tapes even better than the original player. The TBC really makes a difference. I've been converting a bunch of stuff to DVD over the last 2 weeks and having a ball.

Relayerman

[giladvalkor]

Thanks again lordsmurf and also to you Relayerman, I just orderd my JVC SR-101U S-VHS. I should have my new Super VCR within a week.

giladvalkor

peace and safe journey!

[kevinp]

lordsmurf, what ever happened with that discussion with anitract about the color bands on the SR-101US?

I just found that post after placing my order with B&H for the same VCR. Now I'm wondering if I bought the right one.

[FulciLives]

lordsmurf, what ever happened with that discussion with anitract about the color bands on the SR-101US?

I just found that post after placing my order with B&H for the same VCR. Now I'm wondering if I bought the right one.

heh.

Why do you think I brought up the Mits

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[lordsmurf]

lordsmurf, what ever happened with that discussion with anitract about the color bands on the SR-101US? I just found that post after placing my order with B&H for the same VCR. Now I'm wondering if I bought the right one.

It's one of those random errors that may or may not exist for you, and the root cause is still pretty much unknown. Even then, people who have it are not likely to notice anyway. Every product tends to have something that could go wrong on it.

[BrainStorm69]

You might want to take a look at the Mitsubish HS-HD2000U which is a D-VHS VCR that sounds very nice. It can play and record D-VHS, S-VHS and VHS and it has features like a built-in TBC and 3D Y/C Comb Filter and DNR etc.

Sounds like a good deal considering you can get it for around $200 US Dollars. Only problem is I don't have one to say how good it is or is not nor have I ever read a post from someone about it but I too have wondered what is a good choice for a brand new VCR these days and from the specs this Mitsubishi sounds very nice.

...

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

BTW, you can get a Mitsu new on ebay for about $140 shipped these days. But I asked about this some time back and one user complained about some ghosting in scene changes due to the TBC. https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=290675&highlight=mitsubishi+hshd2000u

[kman22]

Need some help. I just bought a JVC DR-MV5 so I could simply record VCR tapes to a DVD. It worked easily however I have a small problem. While the DVD plays back on the JVC, it appears to be in some prorietary format because it will not play back on and of the other 3
dvd players in the house. Is this the case and if so, is there anything I can do?

[BrainStorm69]

Need some help. I just bought a JVC DR-MV5 so I could simply record VCR tapes to a DVD. It worked easily however I have a small problem. While the DVD plays back on the JVC, it appears to be in some prorietary format because it will not play back on and of the other 3
dvd players in the house. Is this the case and if so, is there anything I can do?

You might want to check if you recorded in VR mode vs. video mode. Should be a setting in the menu somewhere (I'm not that familiar with JVC DVD recorders). If you recorded in VR mode, most regular DVD players (i.e., not a DVD recorder) won't be able to play it. The other possiblity is tyhat you didn't finalize the disc before trying to play in another player.

[jmkeuning]

Put the DVD in a PC and browse the file structure. What files and folders on in there?

[schematic2]

I'm no pro, but I'd stay clear of the HR-S9911U. Built very poorly. . .

[kman22]

Put the DVD in a PC and browse the file structure. What files and folders on in there?

It doesn't show any file structure on the PC. It doesn't even see that a disc is in there. All of the symptoms are leaning towards the disc not being finalized but that just isn't an option anywhere that I can find.

[lordsmurf]

I'm no pro, but I'd stay clear of the HR-S9911U. Built very poorly. . .

I totally disagree with that assessment. It's still probably built better than all VHS VCRs and most other S-VHS VCRs. Sure, it's not as good as some of the late 90s JVC S-VHS 9000-series builds, but those were extraordinarily high quality.

Have some perspective.

[schematic2]

Lordsmurf
Have you looked inside the HR-S9911U? I have one with issues, and the local shops won't accept it for repair. I had a look inside and found very poor quality chassis to board connections and poor quality switches (just as the repair depot said)

The unit functions well when it does, but its of poor quality build...

[CCEncoder]

Lordsmurf
Have you looked inside the HR-S9911U? I have one with issues, and the local shops won't accept it for repair. I had a look inside and found very poor quality chassis to board connections and poor quality switches (just as the repair depot said)

The unit functions well when it does, but its of poor quality build...

Are you saying one of the best VCRs around is also one of the poor made?
In anycase is this VCR better then my Panasonic AG-1980? they both have TBC but...
What about picture quality playback and record compared to my slv-r1000 and svo-2000 which haven't impress me much either but...

I bought an ag-1980 recently but wonder if the TBC on this s9911u is better...
Also anybody know why some of my vhs tapes flicker or shake on the sides and across the frame when transferred to DV? fowarding and rewinding (twice) helped a lot on my slv-r1000 or should I say fix it. On my svo-2000 the flicker still happens but less often.

[CCEncoder]

I expect you are going to have to peruse EBay until a fairly recent top-of-the-line JVC S-VHS vcr shows up. My JVC S9600U would probably serve your purposes very well - but it is not for sale.

Is this recent JVC VHS deploys better then my AG-1980?

[lordsmurf]

It can be. Other times, it won't be. Both are good, but different.