nwgarratt said:
Of course not. However, I stand to what I said. I get get excellent results on LP. I have done plenty of VHS to DVD so I know what to expect. It just depends on what is being recorded. As VHS quality isn't that good. I find LP was sufficient in producing a exact copy. It can't make it look any better.
The question that needs to be found out is whether the encoder in the LG can produce results just as good.
....from the Panasonic
One has to be careful to compare the output from the various DVD settop recorders in this way. Panasonic did pioneer settop DVD recording and arguably current models are 3rd/ 4th generation. While this in no way implies that other brands are inferior it should be remebered that they all use different encoding chipsets. The Panasonics may infact have different characteristics rather than "better" than the LG.
As for source material, VHS quality
does vary widely and not all can be said to be "not that good". In the same way , some £2.99 DVDs cannot be compared to "superbit" transfers
I had a Panasonic ( HS 2) in the past and although I never used LP I did find its flexible recording mode ( which like variable bitrate may have incorporated LP) very useful to maximise Discs without sacrificing PQ.
My LG has no FR mode ( other models might)
The LGs incorporate LSI logics chipset DVFX which is in use quite impressive.
Whilst shopping for the recorder I came across various models
which I gave a wide berth and a simple search in the DVD recorder threads of this forum confirmed my suspicions.
to them
As such,PQ from one models LP mode could well be similar to anothers SQ.
What is certain is that (re) encoding more than once is a surefire way of ending up with underwhelming PQ.
Some of this is way
to the OP but Im sure the idea of trying the various setting from his own source VHS tapes, on his LG and his own display set remain valid.