Hakan Lennestal wrote: > > In message <3B005A6B.1AAD9D5A@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Eric Jorgensen writes: > > > Yes, I've heard that some of the more expensive SVHS vcrs keep the time > > base converter running no matter what format you're viewing and > > outputting. Though they originally intended them to convert PAL videos > > to NTSC, they convert NTSC to NTSC in order to clean up the signal. This > > works really well if the TBC doesn't suck. > > > > Of course, this doesn't help you if you don't have $500+ to drop on a > > new VCR. > > Several of the JVC S-VHS models have built in TBC. Also some of the > not-so-expensive ones. There is one in my VCR (JVC HR-S8500) that I bought > somewhat more than a year ago for the equ. of $350 (including 25 % Swedish VAT). I've been wary of spending even $350 on the JVC models because, if usenet is any indication, they're not very well built and there's a high rate of malfunction and failure. They may have fixed their QA problems, I haven't looked in a while. - Eric
