Answers.Body: <p>I worked on a documentary project two years ago. The solution that worked best for me was a VHS Recorder, that had 6 heads and was able to play NTSC and PAL. I could not find a VHS Recorder with HDD or DVD recording unit, that played both formats.</p>
  
  <p>VHS (and VHS-C) tape quality is limited. No matter how big your budget is, you will not get a full color-range HD video-material.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm making a documentary and some of our historical footage is on VHS.  I'll be capturing the footage into our Non-Linear editor (We already have the analog to digital converter worked out).  </p>
  
  <p>What should I look for when choosing a high-quality VCR that can preserve as much quality as possible when playing these tapes. (They're not SVHS, in fact they're VHS-C which we'll use a tape adapter with.)</p>
  
  <p>Also, do they make $5000 VCR's that the FBI might use to analyze tapes?</p>
  
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  (Asked by: username_0 on 2011-09-10)
  
  I'm making a documentary and some of our historical footage is on VHS. I'll be capturing the footage into our Non-Linear editor (We already have the analog to digital converter worked out).
  
  What should I look for when choosing a high-quality VCR that can preserve as much quality as possible when playing these tapes. (They're not SVHS, in fact they're VHS-C which we'll use a tape adapter with.)
  
  Also, do they make $5000 VCR's that the FBI might use to analyze tapes?
  
  **Tags:** final-cut-pro
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I have modified the question slightly to make it less of a request for a specific purchase suggestion, which is off topic.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2012-01-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  I worked on a documentary project two years ago. The solution that worked best for me was a VHS Recorder, that had 6 heads and was able to play NTSC and PAL. I could not find a VHS Recorder with HDD or DVD recording unit, that played both formats.
  
  VHS (and VHS-C) tape quality is limited. No matter how big your budget is, you will not get a full color-range HD video-material.
  
  
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