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From: S36666WB%ETSUACAD.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu (Brian Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New computer?
Message-ID: <33585@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: 16 Oct 90 06:57:56 GMT
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On 15 Oct 90 18:05:30 GMT you said:
>In article <33440@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, S36666WB%ETSUACAD (Brian Wright) writes:
>
>>     The one paradox about S-VHS.  Since current broadcast television produces
>>only around 200-300 lines of resolution (broadcast degredation?), how does one
>>get a 400-500 line resolution tape of anything?  Well, you either buy a
>>prerecorded S-VHS tape, a LaserDisk, or use a Videocamera to your S-VHS
>>recorder.  Or you can tape a laserdisk.
>
>Other options: computer generated graphics (like amiga!!)
>
>Other consideration:  Even if your source isn't 500 lines, you may get
>   less degradation per generation of copying.  Also... if you are stuck
>   on the VHS format.. you have a choice of regular VHS with worse than
>   broadcast resolution, or SVHS at better than broadcast.  VHS is a loser,
>   SVHS is just a little overspec'd.

VHS is proabably the poorest of all the formats available.  The one thing that
people completely overlook when speaking about S-VHS and its capabilities is
the fact that when S-VHS was made they didn't enhance the color signal AT ALL.
What was enhanced was the Luminance or the B/W image which produces the
sharpness of the image.  If you compare an S-VHS tape to a LaserDisk, the S-VHS
tape may appear sharper, but the colors will still bleed and look poor.
Especially from generation to generation.  The LaserDisk retains all of the
color AND sharpness.  I have never been THAT fond of TAPE media anyway.  I
have always prefered LaserDisk (or non-contact) media.

>
>
>-don perley
>perley@trub.crd.ge.com

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