Asaki said:

frank678 said:

... The stills Asaki linked of his VHS capture look like they have just fractionally cleaner/lighter whites. It will be interesting to see your results on this tape, especially as its fresh out the box!

Like I said, I didn't calibrate the picture or anything. The whites are way blown out compared to how it looks on an actual TV.

Also, there's lots of rainbow colored interference from the VRC itself. I just wanted some quick shots, so I didn't bother averaging multiple shots together or anything fancy like that.

Sorry, my brain didn't process the blown out whites info, in my haste to click the link. Its wierd even though I know its bad for the image integrity there is something appealing to me about upsetting levels if it makes the image feel more open or light somehow. I think this is a wierd subjective taste of mine (like people who set the treble really high on their stereo). This is a good reason why I should never do my own project with these sources.