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JVC D-VHS Tape (DF420AU) (DF420AU)
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JVC D-VHS Tape (DF420AU) (DF420AU)
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$23.33
Available from Amazon
on 12-10-2008
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Product Description:
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The JVC DF420AU D-VHS tape does exactly what it proposes: given a properly set up D-VHS VCR, it makes perfect pixel by pixel copies of HDTV. I cannot see any difference between live and recorded high definition TV when I use these and a firewire connection with my HM-DH40000. You can also tape SVHS or VHS formats on this tape, and those formats come out quite nicely as well. However, the quiet secret here is that the formulation here is essentially identical to high quality S-VHS tape - at 4 times the price. The only difference is that rather than having a single hole in the chassis this tape has a second, allowing the VCR to read it as a D-VHS tape rather than a S-VHS tape. There is an obvious workaround to this that can be found fairly easily on the web; search if you're interested. From my experience S-VHS tapes with the workaround work just as well as this far more expensive tape, which is why I knock off two stars, and a third for a price gouging at 1.5 times the already outrageously expensive 150 minute D-VHS DF300AU. I can't guarantee S-VHS tapes will last as long, but then again, since there's no warranty on the D-VHS tapes either there doesn't seem to be much risk. I also haven't been able to tell any difference between the JVC and Maxwell DVHS versions, which is unsurprising. Data recording - which is all D-VHS really is - either records data or it doesn't. Cheaper tapes definitely will have drop outs, but quality tapes won't. One further note. There are still a few 3 hour SVHS tapes available at half the cost of this from dealers, which would be my recommendation if you need to archive long sagas like the LOTR movies, Saving Private Ryan, or the Deer Hunter when they show up on premium cable HDTV. Short of archiving sports directly from a tuner instead of a PVR, there's not much that can't fit on a 3 hour tape instead of the much more expensive 3.5 hour version sold here.
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JVC D-VHS Tape (DF420AU) (DF420AU)
$23.33
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on 12-10-2008
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