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Originally Posted by vol.2
That would be interesting, but IIRC, SVHS can't get real s-video out of a VHS tape because VHS actually stores the video as composite. Any of the composite artifacts that are there in the tape to begin with are going to be there anyway. So basically, if you see an improvement, that would suggest that the s-video input on the TV has a cleaner signal path, or that it's the VCRs you were using that are both (all) somehow outputting a dirty signal.
Conversely, if the image still looks bad, that won't really tell you much unless you can get an actual SVHS tape recorded as a real SVHS tape from a high quality source. This is also assuming the player is in good condition and doesn't have a bunch of failing SMD caps in it (as so many of them now do).
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Decided to try something a little different. Ordered a used Kramer composite to svideo decoder on ebay for cheap. Basically an external comb filter. At the very least for $20 it will simplify my input chain. But since it is a digital comb filter and outputs its own signal my hope is it will sidestep whatever is causing the smearing. We shall see, fingers crossed