3/4" VTR's
Peter:
M-II is a 1/2" component format cassette. The Manufacturer (Panasonic)
claims quality maintained up to 9 generations and vastly superior quality
to the color under 3/4" U-matic SP systems. It features an 8-bit built in
TBC and elimination of the subcarrier crawl associated with 3/4" formats.
It has two audio tracks, as well as separate control and time code tracks.
There is full-bandwidth 4.2 Mhz at -3db.
M-II is available in field-recorder (dockable), portable, as well as studio
recorders, players and an editor (the AU-65).
Compared to S-VHS (which, by the way is what I have in my edit suite), it
IS vastly superior, but of course cost much more.
Depending upon your budget, you may wish to aquire on S-VHS, then edit on
either S-VHS (AG-7750) or the M-II editor, which is a common arrangement.
Good luck!