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Old 12-24-2014, 07:53 AM
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The one in the link looks like it's missing the "clamp". Mine has a bakelite disk about 5" in diameter that holds down the paper/magnetic-coated disk flat to the turntable. The disk has a spiral groove in it, and the tonearm has an outrigger pin that engages the groove. The pin guides the head in a repeatable fashion over the flat magnetic disk. There's a tracking control to vary the pin position so that the record/playback head on the end of the tonearm tracks appropriately.

Your referenced dual-use version sounds like the "ultimate expression of the art" for this media, to be sure! It would seem they would pick 33 1/3 as the table rpm -- I don't know the speed of mine, but it would stand to reason they wouldn't re-invent the idler wheel...

Thread now devoid of S-VHS content. Oops.

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Old 12-25-2014, 01:32 AM
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I keep one S-VHS deck around simply because S-VHS broadcast cameras are basically free now and if you want a decent tri-CCD camera but can't afford what Betacam still goes for, this is your ticket.
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Old 01-03-2015, 11:57 AM
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I guess if you are going to own ONE VHS format deck, the D-VHS (Digital VHS) decks that can also record and play back HD signals would be the one to have (I have several). They can play back with very good quality any VHS tape, Standard, S-VHS and of course D-VHS. In any case a S-VHS deck works very well with playing back standard VHS tapes, so, all-in-all every new technology improvement in the VHS tape system, always allowed for the playback and recording of the older VHS standards. No obsolescence. The last D-VHS decks even have HDMI output.
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Old 01-03-2015, 02:12 PM
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W-VHS and D-VHS have been been on my want lists for a while too, but they have been a bit too pricey for me when they show up on the bay (which is the only place I have been able to find them for sale since I learned of them).
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Old 01-03-2015, 03:06 PM
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Dish network had a really neat D-VHS satellite receiver that would record the actual satellite stream so there was no degradation in picture quality.
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Old 01-03-2015, 07:13 PM
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Sharp had an LCD monitor with D-VHS direct in, too. I have a need for one, if anyone has one sitting around... Somewhere around here I have the model number.

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Old 01-03-2015, 10:06 PM
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W-VHS....
What is W-VHS buddy??
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Old 01-03-2015, 10:12 PM
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What is W-VHS buddy??
I've never heard of it either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-VHS
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Old 01-03-2015, 10:14 PM
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Analog HD recording.
Wikipedia knows all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-VHS
Edit:looks like dish dude beat me to it as I was writing.
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Old 01-04-2015, 10:15 AM
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I've never heard of it either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-VHS
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Analog HD recording.
Wikipedia knows all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-VHS
Edit:looks like dish dude beat me to it as I was writing.

You can blame the entertainment industry for holding this up not letting this go like the blueray recorders.
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Old 01-04-2015, 11:18 AM
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I saw an analog HD demonstration at NAB one year. 1" video tape machine, modified accordingly. Great image, and about 20 minutes per reel of (normally) 1.5 hour video tape. Great image, without "banding" associated with digital.

I do think you can get HDMI-to-(something else) converters now, but they don't pass HDCP(?) encoded signals.

I have heard that some versions of LCD TV can be "parted out" for circuitry to address this issue. There was a certain model with a 4-input HDMI switcher that would satisfy HDCP-encoded signals and pass a signal "scrubbed" of that data, for whatever purpose. Don't have a need myself, so I haven't tried it.

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Old 01-14-2015, 12:36 PM
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I am a part time picker. An old fellow I know was one of those wedding video guys for years in the 80s and 90's. He had me over as he wants to sell all his gear.

I bought a few classic VCR's from him but the pro S-VHS gear ... I really didn't know what I would do with it. This guy spent thousands on this stuff I know. He has a few Cameras, playback decks, editing deck about 10 VCR's .... slide projectors, you know the ones that took pictures of negatives to place into the videos.

I don't like to break an old guys heart but I don't know anyone that uses any of this anymore.

I even called 2 film schools who told me they gave away all their old school stuff years ago. As in 10 years ago.

The short of this long wind is ... does anyone even collect anything but the good prosumer decks? I am hoping to get him taking a look at these answers because he is still in denial although he totally wants all this stuff out of the house. From what I can tell, its like my 486 computers. They were a few grand each at the time but worthless today.
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Old 01-14-2015, 12:56 PM
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I don't know... but VHS could come back as a special effect like the old film effect with dirt and scratches... might want to re-contact those schools and tell them about this new retro art form.

I've seen a new Progressive Insurance Flo ad recently that is obviously to the knowing eye made to look like an old VHS tape, complete with fuzzy resolution, slight smear, a wandering switching point at the bottom of the picture with a bit of skew, and warble in the audio!

Definitely No affiliation!

http://at.progressive.com/fun-and-en...school-special
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Old 01-14-2015, 04:13 PM
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Wow that Yamaha is a rare bird. It really looks like it was made by JVC.
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