Digital VHS Recorder Player Question !!!

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Has anyone had experience with a D-VHS recorder player. I am looking
specifically at the JVC HM-DH4000 device. I would be using this as the
playback device for VHS tapes that I want to transfer to my computer. I am
not familiar with the D-VHS format. How expensive are the tapes and is it
better or worse than a DVD recorder for recording from my satelite dish. For
playing back my old VHS tapes, it has the JVC Digipure Technology which has
Time Base Corrector, 3-Dimensional Digital Circuit with Frame Memory, Digital
YNR/CNR, and Precise Digital 3-D Y/C Separation. I was looking at just
purchasing just a standard S-VHS Recorder for playback, but to get a standard
unit with some onboard filtering, I was going to pay as much as I would spend
for the D-VHS unit.
I am inputing into an Avermedia M-150 TV Tuner card and capturing into Movie
Maker to begin with. I tried using just a cheap Toshiba (new) VHS/DVD combo
unit, but its SVideo output did not carry the VHS signal. I had to use the
component output and send it through a Radio Shack Analog to Digital
Converter that changed it to SVideo for input into the M-150 card. The
captured video was ok in places, but in some places the video had distortion
that was not in the orginal tapes.
I have been given several suggestions that may resolve my problems.
1- Improve the quality of the analog signal. (S-VHS player and filters)
2- Input through a digital camcorder with pass through capability into the
firewire port.
3- Get a better capture card.
4- Get better capture and editing software.
I am thinking of starting with a better player. What are your opinions and
which other steps would you take?
 
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Guest

Thanks for responding Treeman, maybe Graham will chime in. If not, I will ask
him directly. Am interested in anyone's opinion or experience as I am brand
new to this. Thanks again.
 

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