Horizontal Red and Green Lines (GV-USB2)

[Sharc]

Thank you, I will try the Display button on the remote for DNR. If it does nothing I'll assume my unit doesn't do DNR (which is good).

I don't have your model, but see the manual page 35 about Playback NR and Copy NR (NR=noise reduction) settings. (I would just set them to OFF.)

[Alwyn]

I looked at your guide and my model isn't there, nor is it in the thread it links to about brightness on S-Video. I assume it's still best to use S-Video and it won't introduce any extra brightness etc.

The 35V is essentially the same as the the Panasonic DVD recorders in my guide eg ES-15. The only real difference is it has the VHS player in the same box. The menus on the ES35 are basically the same as the ES-15. My guide is tailored to somebody using a standalone VCR + the ES-15 as a stabiliser.

Ultimately I'm wanting to know if using this Panasonic ES35 will give me better output than my more standard/cheaper VCR I used before (Sanyo combo DVD player model HV-DX300A using composite).

Yes it will be, because it is applying the Diga stabilisation.

One thing I am confused about in your guide: it talks about routing through the AV inputs, but why? My setup is simple, I am playing a VHS tape in my Panasonic unit and outputting through the 'priority' AV port on the back straight to a GV-USB2 capture device. Why would I need to input anything to my Panasonic? Is your guide only talking about handycam capture?

My guide is tailored to using the ES-15 between a VCR and your digitiser so yes, there is no need for you to use any AV inputs with your ES-35. I pointed you to my guide only for the menus. Sorry for the confusion. Of course, if you find a tape that will only play nicely in a different VCR, you can use your ES-35 as a stabiliser, similar to the ES-15, as I describe.