Posted by R. Mark Clayton on 10/20/05 10:44

"E. Matthews" <deletespam@spamblock.org> wrote in message
news:43ndl1djoaeecu74b7pgtaj5uumrrkggui@4ax.com...
> Hi....
>
> I have a VHS videotape that I want to watch at both fast-speed and
> slow-speed playback. Wikipedia says:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> A VCR may have the option of slow motion playback, sometimes at
> various speeds; this can be applied to any normally recorded scene.
>
> A VCR often has the option of fast motion playback, possibly at
> various speeds; this can be applied to any normally recorded scene. It
> is used for searching a scene, skipping advertising, etc.
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> I am particularly interested in FAST-MOTION playback.
>
> Does anyone know of any brand names, or is anyone familiar
> with a VCR that has a continuously variable fast-motion
> playback mode? How much speed increase is possible.... a factor
> of 2 ?
>
> Are they expensive?
>
> Thanks in advance, Matt
>

JVC were the [joint] originators of VHS and made lots of good VCR's.

I have a ~nine year old JVC HR-J635, which was top of the range VHS then.
The slow motion is highly variable from ~half speed to frame advance and can
track backwards and forwards (jog).
The fast motion is less sophisticated with two speeds about 2.5 and 6 times
normal speed in either direction, depending on whether you press or press
and hold the wind buttons during play. Regular forward / rewind too (no
picture, but time indicator).
Control is servo, so you can change direction, just by pushing one button.
Was ~�300 from Sound & Vision, Bolton.

I also have a broadly equivalent SVHS model (JVC HR-S6600) about two years
old, but its fast motion is not as clever as the VHS 635. Was �70 from
Morgan on remainder, about 10% of its original ticket.

OTOH I don't think many VCR's are made anymore especially clever ones.

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