VHS & LD blacking out

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  • October 4, 2020 at 2:20 PM #41829
    Patrik Bergstrom
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      When using a VHS player connected through the RetroTINK 2X Pro, the picture blacks out when there’s too much noise. It also blacks out when fast-forwarding, both on VHS and LaserDisc. Other cheaper converters don’t do this. What is the cause of this and do the RetroTINK Mini & Multiformat act the same way? It’s a shame because apart from this it works great with VHS & LD.

      October 14, 2020 at 2:09 PM #42112
      BuckoA51
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        Yeah unfortunately VHS is a bit of an oddball signal and difficult to deal with. RetroTINK products aren’t really designed with VHS or laserdisc in mind.

        October 14, 2020 at 3:40 PM #42115
        Patrik Bergstrom
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          I know, but what is the actual reason for RetroTINK having more troubles with this than other converters? Is it because it doesn’t scale the video?

          October 15, 2020 at 10:35 AM #42137
          BuckoA51
          Keymaster

            Other converters do struggle, you could try coupling it with an external time base corrector.

            October 15, 2020 at 10:37 AM #42138
            BuckoA51
            Keymaster

              Mike goes into some more detail on this video that you might find useful – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uYu5XKo0U

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