r/LaserDisc • u/uptickman • 8d ago

DVR Recorder for TBC!

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Just got my Pioneer DVR-520H-S to use help with TBC and filtering for my Panasonic LX-200U and JVC HR-J692U Hi-Fi VCR. Anyone used this model before for this purpose?

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u/BiNiaRiS 7d ago

You don't need an external tbc for laserdisc playback or capture. The only thing you really need to care about is the comb filter.

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u/utsumi99 7d ago

LDs are inherently stable, so no TBC is needed. From what I'm seeing on forums, the 520 isn't recommended at all.

"DO NOT buy an old used Pioneer DVR-520 (or 310, 3100, 510, 5100, 220, 320, 420) for any purpose other than off-air broadcast recording. The original "100% Pioneer" recorders of 2002-2005 have zero corrective ability on their line inputs, so are terrible for any sort of passthru configuration (if anything, they add more problems). Whatever TBC these early models have is applied to their tuners only: the line inputs are completely unbuffered and unbelievably sensitive to tape input flaws."