Vertical Line - Raytheon Porthole 1602

[Electronic M]

I never said, nor ever will I say to avoid video tape...You just have to do it right and or know what to expect. With a good tape, player and (sometimes) a TBC VHS will look as good or better than DVD on a vintage NTSC TV set...But at non-optimal it can look pretty bad.

Personally I consider LD to be the gold standard. Relatively affordable used today, and about as good and consistent quality as an analog format could be...It will blow the doors off VHS and DVD on a high-ish performance NTSC TV set.

Personally I prefer BT modulators...They can sometimes need a recap themselves/be temperamental, but when right they usually are stable and the best modulation scheme....Always test your modulators and have alternate sources. I like to keep a good 90's or later SS TV set or three around to test my sources.

[vts1134]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

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Personally I prefer BT modulators...They can sometimes need a recap themselves/be temperamental, but when right they usually are stable and the best modulation scheme....Always test your modulators and have alternate sources. I like to keep a good 90's or later SS TV set or three around to test my sources.

I second that suggestion. I chased a problem for quite a while before I realized my modulator was at fault. Now I also keep a 90's television in my rack with the modulator to spot check the performance of my "broadcast" from time to time. I also was never able to get an antenna to work reliably with my modulator, consequently all of my sets are hardwired to the modulator.