HR-S2911U jvc vcr. Any good for capturing old vhs tapes?

[ThreePeak]

Looking at a jvc svhs model HR-S2911U. Vcr. Can't find if it has tbc or any of the useful vhs capture features. Anybody have any idea?

[KarMa]

Looks like it has a video stabilizer but no line TBC. The video stabilizer helps if the video is jumping vertically but won't help the horizontal wiggling fields, which a line TBC is for.

[ThreePeak]

Well despite the lack of TBC, any idea if it's a good unit for capture use? I hear good things about JVC s-vhs generally speaking

[JVRaines]

Some JVC models are valued for their digital noise filtering and timebase correction. The HR-S2911U is a basic deck that has neither.

[ThreePeak]

Well, I take your word there is no TBC on that model, but I thought I had seen something about filtering or enhancement in the manual for it? Ultimately, I just want to know if that is a good unit for capture if you can't find a reasonably priced TBC model. Also, some mentions in the unit's manual insinuate multiple forms of "enhancement". They may all be garbage for all I know. But you said it has neither tbc nor noise reduction. See attached

[JVRaines]

Picture Control is not the same feature as JVC's Digital TBC/NR and R3 features. The Auto setting will smooth out the picture a bit; some users find it too soft and prefer Edit for transfers.

[Knightmessenger]

I have a JVC s-vhs that seems similar, make sure you can adjust the playback settings on the menu if you get it. You might end up with far more smeared and smoothed out playback than you could get otherwise out of the vcr.