First consumer S-VHS deck in AU.

Post #282,073

4/16/07 10:52:05 PM

Quite a physically robust machine, actually. The only niggle on the featurelist is that it was PAL only, but that was never a problem for me. More recent S-VHS decks do everything, though. I later bought an S-VHS-C camcorder.

And yes, Ashton, I know it wasn't really a patch on SuperBeta, but it was a good-enough--better-than-VHS for me, particularly since not only did I still needed VHS compatibility, but my church had access to S-VHS editing gear so it was a natural fit.

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Post #282,098

by Ashton

4/17/07 4:41:10 AM

Actually..

A friend recently passed along a near-new JVC S-9600U. I must concede that it handles tapes with as much finesse as the Betas, does amazing things at EP and otherwise just seems very good. Looks as if its editing is no slouch either, were I so inclined. (Not.) Does better on VHS than a previous hors de combat Sony managed, though it may have a strange / infrequent glitch; I can live with less than perfection.

(I have yet to run down an S-VHS tape on which to experiment; best attend to that before the local ... If Everybody doesn't want it - nobody Gets It ... marts drop them.)

It really IS amazing IMO - what recent machines can do with EP! (Some folks, unclear-on-the-concept of Vision - persist in using that sluggish pace on off-air material.. oh well.)

Post #282,130

by SpiceWare

4/17/07 10:46:41 AM

thought as much

I had one of the first S-VHS decks too, cost a pretty penny. I used until a year ago when it died.

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