Posted by Biz on 01/13/86 11:40

<davesvideo@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Biz wrote:
> > Sorry, you are correct, brainfart here, but isnt VHS closer to 200 lines
of
> > resolution whereas S-VHS is around 300 or so lines of resolution making
the
> > numbers like 200x480, and 300x480?
>
> Those measurements were always somewhat subjective, so you often saw
> a range of about 250 to 300+ for VHS. S-VHS was usually listed in the
> 400s range and though I never worked with BetaCam, I believe they
> claimed 500 or greater.
>
> Dave
>

Higher than I thought...I thought LDs were supposed to be about 400 lines,
so I assumed that S-VHS was lower....my LD player claims about 425 lines of
resolution...

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