I asked a similar question in the X0 eqivalent for VCR's thread but I guess they are deleted after a period of no activity. From what I've read, whether the vcr is s-vhs or just vhs probably won't make much of a difference by itself (for capturing vhs). Whether it has s-video connection or a tbc or basically whether it just plays tapes well is what should make more of a difference. Rowman's star wars bonus discs captured vhs using a JVC s-vhs machine.