JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

Using this unit to transfer VHS and S-VHS to CVD. Perfect unit for the task at hand!

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

Legal videographer and I MASTER record directly to DVD.

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

I bought this unit to copy home-made camcorder tapes to DVD. It is a fairly sturdy, well-built machine that is easy to use once you get the hang of it. Many of my camcorder tapes were recorded in S-VHS and I was a bit disappointed to discover that they did not seem to play as sharp as my old RCA S-VHS camcorder. The resolution is only about 330 lines instead of 400.
Machines like this won't be around much longer. If you want a S-VHS deck buy this one now.

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

It does what it is advertised to do. A little hard to set-up but it works great. I would buy it again.

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

I use this product in a local government PEG access channel TV studio for production work. It works great for getting VHS Tape/DVD signals of township meetings into my video editing computer. Only one major problem - it has no antenna connection for cable TV signals. I bought the SR-MV45 to replace my previous and starting to die SR-MV40 (DVD burner no longer works on the MV40), only to discover if I wanted the cable TV signal to come to my studio TV, I would have to keep the MV40 since the MV45 does have the cable connection. Otherwise a great unit.

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

I have over a hundred S-VHS tapes, going back over 14 years of programs that my TV station has created that I needed to move to a newer format. This deck is one of the few true S-VHS decks still available to purchase new. The fact that is has a built-in DVD burner is a HUGE plus. One deck dubbing from non-copy protected VHS or S-VHS tapes to DVDs makes my life simple. The menus are nothing to write home about, but this system makes clean copies, at a high level of quality with very little fuss. Doesn't take up much room either, compared to a Tape Deck AND a DVD burner purchased separately. Just be aware that it won't copy copy-protected movies to DVD. It will also copy non-copy-protected DVDs to tape for those luddites who still use VHS (which is no longer being made).

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

This is a fine, sturdy looking machine. The DVD reproduction is great, however, the resolution of the VHS portion is hardly "SUPER VHS" at 325 lines. Shouldn't it be closer to 400 lines?

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

A great deck for professionals. The previous model had DVD issues, but this model does not. JVC service is also fast and excellent if you have problems. Worth the money, but not for the average consumer.

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

The SR-MV45US is one of the best decks we have used, the copy fom SVHS, VHS or VHS-C tapes is excellent. With the built in TBC (Time Base Corretor) and the video stablizer also helps with poor quality or old VHS tapes. Setting the clock was a big pain. It would be better if you could just enter the numbers and you would be done, you literly have to scroll through every single year, month and day to set it. Otherwise no issues and the DVD deck is providing excellent recording. Would be great if you could hook this up to a key board when creating menus/titles

Comments about JVC SR-MV45US DVD-R/S-VHS/VHS Dual Deck with i.LINK Input:

I bought this unit to back up my SVHS-C tapes to DVD. Since each tape is only 20-30 minutes long, I was concerned about whether the machine could copy multiple tapes to a given DVD. JVC sales people tried but weren't able to answer that question - something which I don't hold against them because this is a complicated machine. So in a nutshell, here's the scoop: multiple small tapes can be copied to a DVD. Each one goes into a separate DVD "session", so don't forget to finalize the DVD when you're done. Another important issue was "what format on the DVD?". Answer: DVD movie-style format (not MPG). To get MPG ffrom the DVD, you need a (hard-to find) ripper (looked at 13 products: Intertech is best).
There are a lot of multi-function buttons on the device, but most are intuitive and work pretty well. I have had some minor problems, but have found work-arounds.