Arny Krueger wrote:

These little TV front-end in-a-tin box OEM products look like $5 parts to
me. They are thoroughly standardized and commoditized. They do have visibly
mediocre video performance compared to even a middle-of-the line TV set.
Features like 3-line comb filters are rare or missing.

Correct. My ancient Sony VCR, which has numerous other glitches and wear
related problems(nearly ten years old) - it has a superior tuner to the
TVs and well - everything else in the house. It makes an excellent Cable
tuner.

The other VCR? worse than a TV tuner card. Ick.