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The JVC HR-S7600 is wider than the followup HR-S7800 and has more ventilation slots on the top and sides of the case. It also has the Dynamic Drum, which tilts the spinning head drum to minimize FF and RR or Still Picture banding and interleaved loss of signal stripes... however this is a known weakness or design flaw in the HR-S7600. While it is heavier built and the transport is stronger than the HR-S7800.. the Dynamic Drum is known to stick or "bind" upon power up when the gear train under the DD is supposed to go through a start-up test. The result is when it fails a tape can be loaded and threaded or wrapped around the video head, but then the HR-S7600 will shutdown and blink "Auto" until the clock is set while it is shutdown then it lapses to display "-- --". There is no simple fix for the DD failure or binding, it may be possible to temporarily unbind it but it will stick again in short order, replacement DD "assemblies" have not been available for at least 15 years. A special "Preset" remote control (a Service Remote) can send an IR signal to the shutdown vcr to cause it to display the last two "fault" codes. The Service manual mentions eight fault codes, one will definitely indicate if shutdown failure was due to DD failure, or a loading or unloading error, or other possibilities like a damaged power supply. But its usually the DD. The Dynamic Drum design was completely removed in subsequent models like the HR-S7800 and beyond. Early models of the HR-S9000 series had the same problem if they had the Dynamic Drum. - Its a good substantially built vcr ( if ) it still works, just do not use the FF or RR or Still features or you may hasten the DD ultimate failure mode.Read full review
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I didn't realize how bad my cheap, big box-special VCR was until I tried to convert some VHS and VHS-C tapes to DVD. The difference using this unit is amazing. To be fair, I probably hadn't tried to play a VHS tape in 10 years, but I wanted to move my wedding videos to digital as a Christmas gift to my wife. The unit arrived in much better condition that I expected, not that the photos looked bad, but once I looked inside the unit, I could see how clean everything was. I guess these models came out around the time everyone was moving to DVDs, and at least in my case, the unit seems to have had very little use. Using this "older" model JVC HR-S7600, S-video, and an "older" model Philips DVDR3455. From what I've read time and again, they just don't make VCRs and DVDRs like they used too. That's why you can buy a new, flimsy, combo unit for $99. Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 11.0 and a new higher-end laptop to clean up and edit the converted videos. I am not a professional, and there is a bit of a learning curve with the editing process, but my untrained eye is still a stickler for detail and quality, and so far my results have been better than what I expected. I already had everything except the VCR, and again from what I've read, the initial transfer can be the most important step. Garbage in/garbage out. I'm sure a professional would do a better job, but I get the feeling that the quality difference at some point is splitting hairs unless you really know what to look for, or in the case of a damaged tape. And something else I have read is that many of the THOUSANDS of VHS to DVD transfer "services" probably don't have anything much better than my setup anyway, or maybe even ship the tapes offshore for the conversion. In any case, I did a lot of research and I am very glad, and maybe a little lucky, that I found a quality model in good shape. If you are thinking about taking on a similar project and if you like tinkering with the software, etc. I say do your research and give it a shot! The only reason I don't rate it a 5 is because it's not new out of the box, and if something does break, it may not be the easiest or inexpensive process to get it repaired.Read full review
Good unit. Only JVC units better, would be the 4mb digi-pure units, which were MUCH more expensive. Feel like I got a good deal. Provides a better picture from my old recorded music videos than my Panasonic DVD/VHS recorder/player. Got it to transfer the many music video tapes I made from the mid 80s to the 90s onto DVDs. Like the 2mb digi-pure technology. A cut above.
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I've always owned JVC VCR's. I still have a working HR-3600AU, HR-S80000U & HR-S7600U. I also have a HR-S4500U which just stopped working (power supply). The HR-S7600U provides the best picture from a variety of video tapes recorded over 2 1/2 decades. The Dynamic Drum and TBC features are the best. Highly recommend the HR-S7600U.
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