Whats the Difference between VHS SP and

[imported_goku]

VHS SP and SVHS EP? I noticed that my VCR has the ability to do SVHS ET on standard VHS tapes and I was wondering if they're would be a difference between SP VHS and SVHS ET...

Also while I'm at it, hell, what is that damned car brand from the movie national lampoons vacation.

 

[SilentZero]

EP records longer if I remember correctly.

 

[keeleysam]

Try it out and report back.

Then go buy a Tivo.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
Try it out and report back.

Then go buy a Tivo.

:thumbsup:

 

[mrSHEiK124]

hmm, if its a JVC, SVHS EP is just their term for recording SVHS on a VHS tape, its still SP, and SVHS SP >>>> VHS SP
Obligatory "ZOMG PCI TV TUNER" repsonse.

 

[Bootprint]

IMDB says,
"The Wagon Queen Family Truckster is actually a modified Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon."

 

[FoBoT]

SP = standard play 2hr per tape
EP = extended play 4 hrs per tape
SLP = super long play 6 hrs per tape

something like that

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
SP = standard play 2hr per tape
EP = extended play 4 hrs per tape
SLP = super long play 6 hrs per tape

something like that

Yeah, but he's asking about SVHS EP vs. VHS SP
AFAIK, SP = 2 hrs, LP = 4 hrs, SLP/EP = 6 hrs

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Ah, JVC calls it SVHS ET
So, hmm, is SVHS EP better or worse than VHS SP?

 

[imported_goku]

bump?

 

[imported_goku]

bump

 

[DivideBYZero]

The ET mode is a JVC only mode that tries to do SVHS on standard tapes AFAI remember. I have a JVC SVHS deck with it.

 

[Rubycon]

You get longer record times but playback quality suffers.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: C6FT7
You get longer record times but playback quality suffers.

Thats the difference between VHS SP and ET... I'm trying to find the difference between VHS SP and SVHS ET..

 

[Saint Nick]

the longer the tape, the less teh quality.

 

[Rubycon]

SVHS provides more resolution - your comparison is apples and oranges.

If you're wondering if SP VHS is going to look better than SVHS SLP then I dunno. More lines but possibly more noise and smearing? Even the security cameras are all DVR now.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
The ET mode is a JVC only mode that tries to do SVHS on standard tapes AFAI remember. I have a JVC SVHS deck with it.

Look, I have the answer. It allows psudo-SVHS on regular tapes.

Stop confusing EP with ET.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
The ET mode is a JVC only mode that tries to do SVHS on standard tapes AFAI remember. I have a JVC SVHS deck with it.

Look, I have the answer. It allows psudo-SVHS on regular tapes.

Stop confusing EP with ET.

Thats not the answer, that only proves what I'm talking about is in existance...
My question is, is recording in SVHS mode ET on VHS tapes going to provide BETTER quality than recording in SP mode on a VHS tape or not.

 

[Rubycon]

No it will not.

 

[sswingle]

Throw the VCR away

/thread

 

[imported_goku]

Lol, It's an SVHS VCR that I bought earlier this year, WTH would I throw it away? VCRs I find to be useful still because I have yet to put my VHS tapes onto my computer/made them into VCDs...

 

[Sphexi]

Wikipedia FTW

S-VHS ET is a way of doing S-VHS on standard tapes, as opposed to straight S-VHS, which requires special tapes. It's not as good as full S-VHS, but not as poor quality as normal VHS. You'll still get only 2 hours per tape though, and I don't think you can use it with any extended modes, although that may depend on the model of VCR you're using.

Stick with normal VHS if you need to record longer than 2 hours, or get extended tapes (you can buy a tape with 4 hours in SP mode, or S-VHS ET).