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>I know that S-VHS and VHS are the predominant consumer video tape formats
>these days, but does anybody know what the V, H, and S stand for?
Video Home System.
The system -- which had lines-of-resolution below beta -- was choosen as
the home standard because of longer playing/recording time.
Beta is still being used in a majority of television studios. The tapes
are the same, but the play time is only 20 to 30 minutes for the L-500.
I'm probably one of the last home consumer users of the beta format -- as
my ED-BETA [extended defination] has a superior picture over S-VHS.
However, the marketplace decided otherwise!
Chris
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