Can anyone recommend an S-VHS player?

[Odolwa]

I want to buy a super VHS player, a VCR that has S video capability. Can anybody recommend a good brand or a good model for me? The ones I own are the JVC HR-S3911 and the HR-S3600U, but the playback quality on the first one is not great, and the second one is very slow to rewind and fast forward. I don’t want a DVD combo, just SVHS please.

[mrsmiley381]

I've got a Mitsubishi HS-U778 and I really like it. According to the manual it includes a "digital dynamic comb filter" so expect a little bit of lag. Looked pretty nice with my LaserDisc player.

[kitty666cats]

and the second one is very slow to rewind and fast forward

Is this issue REALLY big enough a deal to warrant spending another ~$300 USD just to shave a minute or less off of your time? If so, why not look into an external REW/FF device? Those can be found for so cheap.

Also, a non-gaming-oriented messageboard will probably have far more informed opinions to be found on stuff like this...

[Odolwa]

and the second one is very slow to rewind and fast forward

Is this issue REALLY big enough a deal to warrant spending another ~$300 USD just to shave a minute or less off of your time? If so, why not look into an external REW/FF device? Those can be found for so cheap.

Also, a non-gaming-oriented messageboard will probably have far more informed opinions to be found on stuff like this...

What messageboard do you recommend? People on here were able to help me find a good Hi-8 Camera, I don't see how getting a recommendation for a good S-VHS player on this forum has now become a problem.

[kitty666cats]

and the second one is very slow to rewind and fast forward

Is this issue REALLY big enough a deal to warrant spending another ~$300 USD just to shave a minute or less off of your time? If so, why not look into an external REW/FF device? Those can be found for so cheap.

Also, a non-gaming-oriented messageboard will probably have far more informed opinions to be found on stuff like this...

What messageboard do you recommend? People on here were able to help me find a good Hi-8 Camera, I don't see how getting a recommendation for a good S-VHS player on this forum has now become a problem.

It's not a problem! Just a suggestion - people here definitely do have good taste and informed opinions heh. Just that there's websites like VideoHelp, AVSForum, DigitalFAQ, doom9 etc etc which are more focused on video/movies versus games... but then again, sites like DigitalFAQ might convince some people to spend $1,500 on stuff like external Time Base Correctors - and that's a dark path to go down, lol

[Odolwa]

why not look into an external REW/FF device? Those can be found for so cheap.

I’m not familiar with these devices, could you explain what they are and how they work?

[Bratwurst]

Stand alone dedicated tape rewinders, they were sold to reduce wear and tear on the VCR itself. If FF is important you'd want a 2-way device, most are 1-way for rewinding specifically.

IMO a tape player that doesn't rewind/fast forward as swiftly is probably a good thing, motor and pulleys are not pushed as hard owing to mechanical longevity and it helps preserve the tape itself.