Need Opinions on JVC HR-VP700 vs SONY SLV-900 HF
Tzong Ying Lee
opinions on these two VCRs, the JVC HR-VP700 vs the Sony SLV-900. I am
considering getting a HI-FI VCR for my system. I have been reading this
newsgroup for the past 2 weeks or so and all I have heard are horror stories
about Sony and JVC. Any positive news?
Anyways, from what I heard, JVC's are excellent VCR's. This
particular one I think is cool due to its features eg. flying erase head and
jog shuttle. The cheapest I have seen is about $379 through mail order.
(cool remote too)
However, since my Reciever/AMP is a low end Sony STR-790, the Sony
900 at first would seem to be the the complementary VCR to get(to have one
central remote). But I dislike the fact that Sony puts such a huge emphasis
on the remote control. I understand that Sony VCR's are almost annoying and
useless without the remote. And since I am gonna have to use the Sony VCR
remote, getting another Sony(for unified remote) sounds like a self-defeating
idea. The prices I seem range from 419 to 389(name of mailorder company
FACTORY DIRECT?).
The basic reason that I am leaning toward the JVC is because the JVC
seems to be overall lower in price for the same amount of features. Also,
I plan on getting a second VCR next year or so. This second VCR will be
primarily be used to play tapes will the first one(the one I am buying
right now) records. So the second one doesnt need the fancy erase head
gizmoes. The JVC 600 seems to be my best choice for the second VCR if I
buy indeed the JVC 700 and I can use the same remote for both of them.
Please post your opinions, advice, horror stories, flames, etc. here
or email them to me at tzon...@soda.berkeley.edu . How reliable are these
two?
Pleae note that I am not limiting myself to these two VCRs in
particular. Any advice is welcome.
Thank you all for the advice and your time in advance.
Tzong Ying Lee
Kevin Chang
(Tzong Ying Lee) wrote:
> However, since my Reciever/AMP is a low end Sony STR-790, the Sony
> 900 at first would seem to be the the complementary VCR to get(to have one
> central remote). But I dislike the fact that Sony puts such a huge emphasis
> on the remote control. I understand that Sony VCR's are almost annoying and
> useless without the remote. And since I am gonna have to use the Sony VCR
> remote, getting another Sony(for unified remote) sounds like a self-defeating
> idea. The prices I seem range from 419 to 389(name of mailorder company
> FACTORY DIRECT?).
Having been in the same situation I recently ordered the Sony 900HF.
Granted, the panel controls are kind of idiosyncratic, but I believe that
they are so in a good way. The vcr itself has an incredibly clean and sleek
appearance, if you care about these things. The sound and picture are
absolutely first rate (for VHS, that is).
I highly recommend that you order from Computability (they are authorized
JVC dealers as well and stock the HR-VP700U). The price for the 900HF was
US$389, shipping is free, and there is no credit card premium. Not only was
this the cheapest price that I could find, the woman to whom I spoke was
the most honest dealer I've ever encountered. She gave me all the
authorization, warranty info and options that I normally have to wrench
from sleazy mail order salespeople upfront before I could even ask.
They're listed in the mailorder FAQ which you can get at ssesco.com if you
son't already have it.
-Kevin
JEFF HUM
>Having been in the same situation I recently ordered the Sony 900HF.
>Granted, the panel controls are kind of idiosyncratic, but I believe that
>they are so in a good way. The vcr itself has an incredibly clean and sleek
>appearance, if you care about these things. The sound and picture are
>absolutely first rate (for VHS, that is).
I must disagree... JVC can outperform SONY anyday as far as sound and picture
is concerned... (VHS/SVHS)
Jeff.