S-VHS = S-Video, right?

[ndee]

?

 

[StageLeft]

Nope. S-video is the format of a video signal, whereas s-vhs is supervhs I believe, and is a higher quality VHS standard. it came out some years ago and seemed like a very stupid idea. Well, it was. Nobody used it.

 

[ndee]

hhhmmm... so if a TV has S-VHS, doesnt mean it uses S-Video, right? Damn.... stupid Sony TV(KV29LS-60B)

 

[DivideBYZero]

S-VHS = Superior VHS system with bacwards compatibility
S-Video = Signal type

I have S-VHS and it it very good. The difference is similar to the jump between 8mm video and Hi8. Still analogue, but twice the line resolution.

VHS = 200 or so lines
S-VHS = 400 or so lines

and for the zealots, AFAIK.

 

[Ornery]

I've got two SVHS decks. It took SVHS to catch up to the standard set by Beta and Super Beta.

If you mean, do you have to use an S-VHS cable to see the difference between VHS and SVHS, then the answer is yes.


"so if a TV has S-VHS, doesnt mean it uses S-Video, right? Damn.... stupid Sony"

WTF? Of course it does!

 

[ndee]

ok, so if the TV has S-VHS, does that mean it has S-Video or not? I'm confused.

 

[Ornery]

Yeah, it does.

 

[ndee]

ok so... S-VHS means that the I can use the XBox AV Pack to hook it up to the S-VHS connector on the TV?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, so if the TV has S-VHS, does that mean it has S-Video or not? I'm confused.

They're seperate issues. It's like asking if your tv has a DVD player (SVHS), does it also have a remote control Who knows?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, so if the TV has S-VHS, does that mean it has S-Video or not? I'm confused.

A TV can't have S-VHS...unless it has an S-VHS deck built into it. S-VHS is a tape format...like Beta, VHS, 8mm, miniDV and now D-VHS.

Your TV probably has S-Video (looks like a mouse connector)

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, so if the TV has S-VHS, does that mean it has S-Video or not? I'm confused.

They're seperate issues. It's like asking if your tv has a DVD player (SVHS), does it also have a remote control Who knows?

S-VHS is the Signal and needs a S-Video connector, right?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, so if the TV has S-VHS, does that mean it has S-Video or not? I'm confused.

They're seperate issues. It's like asking if your tv has a DVD player (SVHS), does it also have a remote control Who knows?

S-VHS is the Signal and needs a S-Video connector, right?

S-VHS is not a signal...it's a tape format. Think of it as analogous to NTFS or FAT32 on your harddrive. It's how data is stored on the tape. S-Video is how that data is transferred to your display device (think of that as IDE or SCSI or Serial ATA)

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: ndee
ok, so if the TV has S-VHS, does that mean it has S-Video or not? I'm confused.

They're seperate issues. It's like asking if your tv has a DVD player (SVHS), does it also have a remote control Who knows?

S-VHS is the Signal and needs a S-Video connector, right?

S-VHS is not a signal...it's a tape format. Think of it as analogous to NTFS or FAT32 on your harddrive. It's how data is stored on the tape. S-Video is how that data is transferred to your display device (think of that as IDE or SCSI or Serial ATA)

ok, the problem is, the brochure tells me: S-VHS connector.

 

[conjur]

The brochure is wrong, then.

Oh wait...it's a Sony?!?

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

No wonder.








j/k

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: conjur
The brochure is wrong, then.

Oh wait...it's a Sony?!?

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

No wonder.








j/k

I'm thinking the same (it being wrong). It probably MEANS s-video.

 

[conjur]

Here's a French language version of that set's specs in PDF

It lists S-Video

 

[Ornery]

It IS an S-VHS connector! It's also S-video. It's like RCA connectors. You don't need an RCA brand device to use them!

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Ornery
It IS an S-VHS connector! It's also S-video. It's like RCA connectors. You don't need an RCA brand device to use them!

Connectors Glossary

 

[Ornery]

DAMN! SVHS decks use S-video connectors. Christ!

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Ornery
DAMN! SVHS decks use S-video connectors. Christ!

Ok...that's correct but calling the connector S-VHS is inaccurate.

 

[ndee]

ok.... It's the KV29LS-60B TV I'm talking about...

confused + cold = alzheimer and total confusion

 

[conjur]

ndee...yeah...it's just an S-Video connector. Another connector type (such as composite or component - which uses RCA cables...component being designed to handle increased bandwidth).

Now, if S-VHS had been the ONLY format to use S-Video...I could see using the terms synonymously. But, S-VHS is all but dead and many other devices use S-Video connectors (even PCs )

 

[Ornery]

Same as calling an adhesive strip, a 'Band-Aid'. Same as calling locking pliers, 'Vise Grips'. It's a monicker that is universally accepted, though it is technically wrong. Wasn't long ago when the ONLY devices that used S-video were video tape decks, so it's no wonder that label is still used.

 

[ndee]

ah ok, so I can get it thanks ladies

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Nope. S-video is the format of a video signal, whereas s-vhs is supervhs I believe, and is a higher quality VHS standard. it came out some years ago and seemed like a very stupid idea. Well, it was. Nobody used it.

no, compared to vhs its nice. its just that they gouged it to death. prices were insane, probably still are. if u get one in a hot deal though u can simply mod normal vhs tapes to work in it. stupid over pricing..