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by Ken Williams on January 18th, 2004
VHS [Vertical Hellical Scan] stands for the way the video goes on the tape. Standard VHS recorders use a compostie signal. Combining the chroma and the luminance [color and light level]. The problem with this is that the color signal can degrade because of the processomg it goes through. Especially if you make copies.
S-Video uses separate signal paths. Luminance called the 'Y' signal and Croma is called the 'C' signal. Which is why you'll see references to Y/C inputs. Keeping them separate prevents some of the signal degradation from happening.
SVHS recorders use this process. Therefore copies made from SVHS tapes look better.
Incidently, 8mm video VS Hi8 is a similar comparison.
Of course, digital video has much more potential quality.
by david askari on September 21st, 2005
You will notice the better quality much more on a large TV than a small (25" or less). In fact you might find regular VHS unacceptable for large TV's.
Does the video type matter quality wise if 2 different video types have same bitrate?
by JohnS54816 on August 13th, 2010
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Does anyone use a vcr? what format?
by bradleyt98 on January 2nd, 2011
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Do you still use a VCR?
by Ibanezmb on July 30th, 2010
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Do you have a problem with your VCR?
by XT on December 28th, 2011
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Does anybody still have a VCR and use it? Is it still working?
by Sammy on January 7th, 2011
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OK, but officially VHS = Video Home System.
by RedJohn on December 12th, 2005