S-VHS
Sign in to saveSuper VHS, commonly abbreviated as S-VHS, is an analog video cassette format introduced by JVC in 1987 as a more developed version of the VHS (Video Home System) format. S-VHS improved image quality by increasing the bandwidth of the luminance (brightness) signal, allowing for a resolution of approximately 400 horizontal lines, compared to the 240 lines typical of VHS. The format used the same physical cassette shell as VHS but required higher-grade magnetic tape and compatible recording and playback equipment.
Key facts
- Storage medium.name
- S-VHS
- Storage medium.logo
- S-VHS.svgclass=skin-invert
- Storage medium.image
- Victor XG180 S-VHS videocassette.jpg
- Storage medium.caption
- An S-VHS tape
- Storage medium.type
- Magnetic tape cassette
- Storage medium.encoding
- PAL, NTSC, ADAT
- Storage medium.capacity
- 9 hours in super long play (SLP) mode on T-180, 10 hours in PAL-LP with E-300 tape (up to 15h in PAL-EP machines)
- Storage medium.standard
- 525 lines, 625 lines
- Storage medium.use
- Home video, home movies, video production
- Storage medium.extended from
- VHS
- Storage medium.extended to
- D-VHSW-VHS
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- Hardware
- Media
- S-VHS ET
- Use for digital audio
- See also
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Super VHS, commonly abbreviated as S-VHS, is an analog video cassette format introduced by JVC in 1987 as a more developed version of the VHS (Video Home System) format. S-VHS improved image quality by increasing the bandwidth of the luminance (brightness) signal, allowing for a resolution of approximately 400 horizontal lines, compared to the 240 lines typical of VHS. The format used the same physical cassette shell as VHS but required higher-grade magnetic tape and compatible recording and playback equipment.
S-VHS decks are backward-compatible with standard VHS tapes, allowing them to play and record in VHS format. However, S-VHS tapes generally cannot be played in VHS-only machines, due to differences in the signal encoding.