Beast of a recorder plays VHS tapes with excellent video and audio.

For clarification, I'm writing this in 2020 and I mainly use the S-VHS recorder for playing VHS tapes, don't do much recording. However, I can say that the video output via S-Video is fantastic and makes VHS look much better than I'm used to. The hifi audio is also excellent. This thing is built like a tank and has a very cool retro look to it. The downside however is how large the unit is. These were typically meant to be rack-mounted devices so make sure you have adequate room for it if you decide to acquire one.

Verified purchase: Yes