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For best VHS tape playback quality for digitization / archival
purposes, is it truly better to use a S-VHS VCR for reasons of S-Video
connectivity and perhaps better overall design, than say a high
quality VHS deck (not what they make today, but one of the higher end
older machines which did not have much wear and tear).
The reason for my doubt is video head design - on the VHS, the
multiple head sets would be optimized for VHS SP and VHS EP (or LP)
playback.
On a S-VHS deck, would there be separate heads for VHS, or would S-VHS
heads be used for VHS mode playback? If so, are there any tradeoffs
sacrificing quality as far as VHS signal retrieval is concerned?
Thanks
Alec
P.S. The VHS tapes would be PAL, and a S-VHS VCR I am considering
would be Panasonic NV-FS88 or NV-FS90 or NV-FS100 or NV-FS200 (not
sure which is the best one).
For best VHS tape playback quality for digitization / archival
purposes, is it truly better to use a S-VHS VCR for reasons of S-Video
connectivity and perhaps better overall design, than say a high
quality VHS deck (not what they make today, but one of the higher end
older machines which did not have much wear and tear).
The reason for my doubt is video head design - on the VHS, the
multiple head sets would be optimized for VHS SP and VHS EP (or LP)
playback.
On a S-VHS deck, would there be separate heads for VHS, or would S-VHS
heads be used for VHS mode playback? If so, are there any tradeoffs
sacrificing quality as far as VHS signal retrieval is concerned?
Thanks
Alec
P.S. The VHS tapes would be PAL, and a S-VHS VCR I am considering
would be Panasonic NV-FS88 or NV-FS90 or NV-FS100 or NV-FS200 (not
sure which is the best one).