Re: S-VHS cassette recorders

On 1/6/2025 1:50 AM, Don Y wrote:

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!

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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

 SCART never caught on, here.  Composite video with separate ("stereo")
audio on 3 phono plugs was the "hi end" way for home video interconnect.
Early game consoles (and computers!) used RF modulators.

I glossed over the schematic, wondering if the SCART connector
was just something "not populated" in US offerings.  There's no
sign of it.
Of course, the signals that could eventually find their way to it
are available.  And, as most VCRs are built from a shitload of PCBs,
its not unlikely that there is ONE board that is changed to add/drop
that support.
Or not.