S-vhs worse than vhs?
By kioner - usenet poster
After years of recording vhs, I got some svhs tapes and
figured I would now create better quality recordings. To
my surprise, the quality of the recording looks worse -
lots of noise etc. This under a very simple controlled
situation - catv cable plugged directly into vcr to record,
and vcr connected directly to display (via composite or
s-video) to play. Is this a common known situation, or is
something weird with my setup???
Solution #1
posted on Aug 02, 2007
lawyer - usenet poster
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Hmmm...that VCR didn't have 19 micron EP heads and was optimized for
SP recording, IIRC. Hope you are trying in SP.
Most SVHS VCRs have *slightly* more video noise in SVHS than in VHS
because of the wider bandwidth of SVHS, but the increased resolution
more than made up for the noise increase. My HS-U795 has a great DNR
circuit which eliminates this problem.
Try a better tape. I usually use TDK XPSP ST-120 tapes, but I got a
GREAT deal on 1 1/2 cases of SONY MQST-120 broadcast quality tapes.
Bad tape can be quite noisy, especially in EP.
SP recording, IIRC. Hope you are trying in SP.
Most SVHS VCRs have *slightly* more video noise in SVHS than in VHS
because of the wider bandwidth of SVHS, but the increased resolution
more than made up for the noise increase. My HS-U795 has a great DNR
circuit which eliminates this problem.
Try a better tape. I usually use TDK XPSP ST-120 tapes, but I got a
GREAT deal on 1 1/2 cases of SONY MQST-120 broadcast quality tapes.
Bad tape can be quite noisy, especially in EP.
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Solution #2
posted on Aug 02, 2007
herself - usenet poster
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VCR is a Mitsubishi HS-U770. I'm using Fujifilm ST-160 SVHS tapes.
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Solution #4
posted on Aug 02, 2007
Beresford - usenet poster
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It's a Mitsubishi HS-U770 - it's 7 years old, but definitely an
S-VHS recorder, and was a top-of-the-line unit when I bought
it. It has always served excellently as a regular VHS recorder.
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S-VHS recorder, and was a top-of-the-line unit when I bought
it. It has always served excellently as a regular VHS recorder.
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