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Japan, Tokyo
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Review on πŸ“Ί Portta PETCH Mini TV/PC/PS3/DVD Converter | Mini AV/CVBS Composite to HDMI PAL NTSC Scaler | 1080P Resolution by Aaron Charlton

Revainrating 3 out of 5

I love the quality of VHS tapes, but there are a lot of deal breaker issues.

Probably one of the most attractive VHS tape upscalers out there. All the others I tried were too light and had an ugly yellow cast. However, this has a serious problem that prevents the transfer of tapes. From time to time the image freezes for about a frame (see figure). It looks like it jumps to the previous frame or something. It's very distracting and frankly it bothers me. I bought two of these and the problem persists. Also, recently the upscaler showed a buzzing noise even when I just connected the video cable. Changing the resolution fixes this, but tape playback returns the buzz. I still recommend it, but there are just some pesky issues holding it back.

Pros
  • Cool
Cons
  • Modern