Re: S-VHS cassette recorders

On 05/01/2025 22:02, Don Y wrote:

On 1/5/2025 12:48 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:

Might be interesting to see what's around at boot fairs - VHS tapes are often
almost given away.

 You may find that what's ON the tape is not what the label indicates!  :>
 We stopped accepting VCR tapes as donations because, often, folks would
overwrite the original content -- often with "home videos" of "dubious"
intent...

Well, "Dirty Harry" might be referring to another Harry...! :-)))

I'm still using a JVC HR-S9911U for "tape-to-digital" transfers.
     <https://support.jvc.com/consumer/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026935>
No value for OTA broadcasts.  I don't think you can even set the *time*
on it, nowadays!

I see that the manual for that machine is dated mid-2002. I had a look and noticed that it had s-video but not SCART sockets. Was it usual for cassette video recorders sold in the US to not have SCART sockets? It seems a bit strange as both the JVC recorders I bought had them. Perhaps there was a greater cost saving to be had by designing them out than having a single case which included them. Whatever, it still shows how good JVC machines are as you're still using yours even though it's approaching 25 years old!
--
Jeff