I have a PAL version (I'm in the UK) and it's my workhorse transfer machine for my business. Truly fantastic machine. The PAL machines have an additional switch (there's a gap on this one, one of the two-way switches) for PAL, NTSC or hybrid (4.43 - it's complicated) playback.
If only we found these in thrift stores, I would definitely buy that. I did find an S-VHS VCR at a thrift store once, but the only buttons that worked were the power and eject buttons, the others for some reason didn't want to work. Despite this being borrowed, it's a very convenient unit.
I think I'll have the opportunity to borrow this again for longer. I discovered a bunch of S-VHS cassettes at the station, so I'll eventually get to digitizing those once I do the Betacam and U-Matic tapes.
Ohhh god I'd love one of them! Awesome you got to borrow it.. I'm sure you can talk them into giving it to you one day when they are finally done with it and put it into retirement haha!
This (or something similar) would be my dream analog VCR. So sexy. Unfortunately I don't have a setup which could make use of its advanced features. If only all equipment had genlock... Btw, what are you using to digitize the tapes you record? Are you using a Digital8/MiniDV camcorder or something different? Just curious.
I have a PAL version (I'm in the UK) and it's my workhorse transfer machine for my business. Truly fantastic machine.
The PAL machines have an additional switch (there's a gap on this one, one of the two-way switches) for PAL, NTSC or hybrid (4.43 - it's complicated) playback.
6:22 that remote jack is for an edit controller. This is a player/recorder but not an Edit Machine. Lots of memories.
If only we found these in thrift stores, I would definitely buy that. I did find an S-VHS VCR at a thrift store once, but the only buttons that worked were the power and eject buttons, the others for some reason didn't want to work. Despite this being borrowed, it's a very convenient unit.
I think I'll have the opportunity to borrow this again for longer. I discovered a bunch of S-VHS cassettes at the station, so I'll eventually get to digitizing those once I do the Betacam and U-Matic tapes.
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11:23 I like how you pointed out this is a very robust machine unlike the other Panasonics. Good info!
Ohhh god I'd love one of them! Awesome you got to borrow it.. I'm sure you can talk them into giving it to you one day when they are finally done with it and put it into retirement haha!
at 6:21, i believe that remote pin are there for recording onto the tape when you're on location away from the station , though i can be wrong.
Of course you have a video on this too lol
I have 3 of these Panasonic & they wasn't manufactured in 2000 they were manufactured in 1993
This (or something similar) would be my dream analog VCR. So sexy. Unfortunately I don't have a setup which could make use of its advanced features. If only all equipment had genlock...
Btw, what are you using to digitize the tapes you record? Are you using a Digital8/MiniDV camcorder or something different? Just curious.
I played the footage into the video input of the camcorder, and recorded it onto the DVCAM tape.
How much would a machine like that cost when it was released ?
Why would the TV station want to keep this?
Can you please show the entire bottom side of the mechanism if it's possible? I've never seen any pictures of it.
Nice!
Would you happen to know if a PAL model can play NTSC as well? On the door it says both.
That looks like a HF rig.