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The rating would have been five stars, except for the TV-dependent tracking problem discussed in the following paragraphs. This Sharp VCR is well made, its remote contoller is in good condition, and all of the functions tried so far have worked. Portions of several VHS tapes (EP speed) have been played by the Sharp VCR into two TV sets: an older Samsung 720P LCD set, and a new Sony 4k HDTV. With the Sharp VCR playing into the Sony, there is a bit of a tracking problem that manifests itself as a random, periodic horizontal jerk of the top 5-10% of the displayed image. This problem has not been seen when the Sharp VCR plays the VHS tapes into the Samsung TV. And, an older Zenith VCR/DVD combo has played the VHS tapes into both TV's with no tracking problems. So, it seems that the Sharp VCR may be borderline insofar as its ability to transmit a sufficiently strong and stable signal for all TV's. The Samsung TV can handle the signal OK, but the newer Sony has not dealt perfectly with the signal. Not counting the occasional horizontal jerks at the top of the image when played into the Sony TV, the image quality produced by the Sharp VCR is very good. There is no noise at all, even though the tapes were recorded at EP speed on a now-gone VCR over twelve years ago. Recent result: Just this morning, after fooling with the Sharp VCR's manual tracking and reverting to its automatic tracking, stopping the playback, and re-starting the playback, there was then no horizontal jerk during the several minutes that the playback was observed on the Sony TV. There may be a reliable, repeatable procedure such as this that will remove the horizontal jerk. Hope so.Read full review
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Video worked, but there was a persistent hum on audio for every tape I tried. Tried using heavily shielded cables, no change. Ended up trashing it.
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I'm sure this product has a good image quality as I had a Sharp VCR exactly the same as this one which finally wore out after fifteen years. Sadly, I had to return this one as I discovered it was not compatible with my television. Regardless, I still highly recommend this product.
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The Sharp VC-H810U will surprise you. For a machine that averages about $25 shipped here on eBay, it has comparable playback quality to some of my professional JVC units (with the TBC turned off, of course). If you want excellent-quality VHS to digital transfers, but you're on a budget, you definitely can't pass up this machine. It sits along side my AG-1980 and SR-V10U as one of my favorite VCR's. Of course, you should pick up an external time base corrector (TBC) to go along with this if you have tapes recorded in SLP/EP mode, ones that are multi-generational copies, or heavily worn/stretched tapes.
I've had one of these for many years and I've never had a problem with it. I needed another VCR for another room so why not look for a twin? And the remote I have works with my second machine too. Very dependable and durable.
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