Amazing VCR
Written: Feb 23 '00
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Pros: amazing picture + sound quality
Cons: none
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| smagoun's Full Review: JVC HR-S9600 S-VHS VCR |
This is the best VCR I have ever owned. I bought the predecessor (the 9500U) to play back some 3rd-generation video tapes that were in terrible shape. Most VCRs couldn't play back the tapes with any kind of picture or sound quality; the 9500, thanks to its digital image stabilization and 4MB frame buffer, did a fantastic job.
[As far as I've been able to tell, the 9600 is identical to the 9500 with the exception of a jog dial on the console]
The image stabilization is only one of the features that make this an amazing piece of hardware. The transport is top-notch, and the image quality is the best I have ever seen from a VCR. S-VHS tapes look almost as good as DVDs, and even regular video tapes look much better than they do on a "average" VCR.
I have no idea how they did it, but the 9500/9600 have a great feature that plays back sound snippets at normal speed while searching through a tape. Press fast-forward OR rewind while watching a tape, and not only will it play the tape at up to 7x speed with no loss in picture-quality, but it will play back snippets of the sound from the tape as you search. This is great for finding your way around a tape, and it even plays the sound correctly while you're rewinding. It's an amazing feature, and incredibly useful.
Other great things about the 9500/9600 include the jog dial for precise editing (the 9600 includes a jog dial on the console, while the 9500 only has one on the remote), an S-Video input on the front of the unit (great for cameras) and standard front-side RCA inputs for video and dual-channel audio. The onscreen displays are also easy to use and very functional. The remote even has step-by-step instructions for programming silkscreened onto it.
Plus, the unit is champagne silver. You can't go wrong with this VCR. Buy it.
Recommended:
Yes
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