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From: dalka@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (kenneth.j.dalka)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: S-VHS this generation's Beta?
Message-ID: <1671@cbnewsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Jul 89 13:39:57 GMT
References: <2727@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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>>To quote a recent article:
>>      it's time to
>>      consider whether [S-VHS] .. is this generation's Beta.  (1)
>>(1) Martine Levine, "S-VHS: What's Taking So Long?," _Video_Review_,
>>July, 1989, p. 21.
> 
> But!!  It gives a picture that is *just as good* as my 1980 Betamax!!
> So, by 1998 I may be able to buy a VHS as good as my 1989 ED Beta.
> 
I guess I don't understand this. I have a S-VHS deck and I love it.
The picture quality is MUCH better than VHS (when its recording S-VHS).
I've never has a beta deck but friends of mine who have one say the
picture is about the same or slightly better but no where near the
difference I see.

I also don't really see why more people don't buy them. You can get one
now for a little more than $700 which puts it cheaper than a lot
of VHS machines. True, there are no pre-recorded movies yet (maybe never)
but the recordings I get off the air make it worth having. The tapes
are expensive but I'm not a saver. The only movies I save are for the
kids and I make them on standard VHS tapes (good enough for them).
I have two S-VHS tapes. One for me and one for the wife. SHe records
her soaps everyday and I use mine for star-trek. I used to record
in 2 hour mode to get a better picture, now I use 6 hour in S-VHS
mode and it looks better and I can fit more on a tape (in case I'm
too busy one week to watch what I've recorded).
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