Is there a difference between s-vdeo and svhs?

[new2AMD]

Ive never heard them referred to as svhs cables. Are there different pins configurations for different applications?

 

[pulse8]

s-video is the type of connector that s-vhs machines use.

 

They are the same thing. svhs is the deck, svideo connects it.

 

[Doggiedog]

Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

 

[Modeps]

I think SVHS is just a high resolution version of VHS... I dont think it has anything to do with the cables really... could be wrong though.

 

[NutBucket]

Its the same. My SVHS deck has s-video connectors on it.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

Really?

Then why are there many sites like this?

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

Really?

Then why are there many sites like this?

Hmm.

Maybe I'm wrong but they must have their nomenclature mixed up.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

Really?

Then why are there many sites like this?

Hmm.

Maybe I'm wrong but they must have their nomenclature mixed up.

If they do then so does everyone else

I never heard of it that is why I asked.

 

[Doggiedog]

I guess it depends on different parts of the world.

Strangely, most of those sites are US.

I guess you learn something new everyday. I've only seen it referred to as S-video. I even have an SVHS deck and it says s-video on it.

 

[pulse8]

SVHS is a tape format and SVIDEO is a way of displaying the video. SVIDEO doesn't need to come from an SVHS machine, but SVHS machines can display SVIDEO.

 

[Trygve]

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

Really?

Then why are there many sites like this?

Most consumers are going to fall into two groups:
1) those who have the terminology mixed up and
2) those who are aware that those in #1 have the terminology mixed up and know what they meant.

SVHS is a video recording standard based on VHS; s-video is a video signal transmission standard. The comparison to asking the difference between Ethernet and Windows XP is very apt.

I have lots of video hardware with 4-pin mini-din connectors besides SVHS decks. For that matter, I have several SVHS decks that use either JVC's weird-style s-video connector (anybody know what it's called?) or a pair of BNCs.

You can call it an "SVHS cable" if you want. You'll be technically wrong, but most people will know what you mean, anyway.

 

[torpid]

SVHS is a higher quality recording format. There are actually two subtypes here... one that records on only SVHS tapes and one that kind of fudges SVHS quality onto a normal VHS tape.

I may be wrong, but I think s-video originated as a way to send an SVHS video signal to the TV, but since the standard was useful for other devies, it became a thing onto its own.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Trygve

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

Really?

Then why are there many sites like this?

Most consumers are going to fall into two groups:
1) those who have the terminology mixed up and
2) those who are aware that those in #1 have the terminology mixed up and know what they meant.

SVHS is a video recording standard based on VHS; s-video is a video signal transmission standard. The comparison to asking the difference between Ethernet and Windows XP is very apt.

I have lots of video hardware with 4-pin mini-din connectors besides SVHS decks. For that matter, I have several SVHS decks that use either JVC's weird-style s-video connector (anybody know what it's called?) or a pair of BNCs.

You can call it an "SVHS cable" if you want. You'll be technically wrong, but most people will know what you mean, anyway.

I dont want to call it anything. I just want to make sure that if I want to buy an s-video cable and it is listed as an svhs cable, I am buying the correct thing.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Thats like saying is there a difference between Ethernet and Windows XP.

Really?

Then why are there many sites like this?

Hmm.

Maybe I'm wrong but they must have their nomenclature mixed up.

If they do then so does everyone else

I never heard of it that is why I asked.

Doggiedog is correct. Those sites simply don't know what they're talking about and/or are using the wrong name because that's what people are searching for.

SVHS is a tape/recording format.

S-Video is a type of cable/connector.