ripthorne

And are there any available to buy?

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jellis

The JVC S-VHS series have the S-video in/outputs.
http://www.jvc.com/SelectModel.jsp?i...tId=PRD4602000

AW

SVHS recorders generally do.

If you want to use a regular old VHS machine with an Svideo switcher, you can convert composite video to s-video relatively inexpensively (about $100) using a Tributaries C2S cable.

SS

Only s-vhs machines have s inputs.
upconverting is a waste of money. the
difference between composite and S is
not that much if decent cabling is used.
A poor signal source actually look worse with
s than composite. The distortion is amplified
in the way they seperate the signal with S.
Granted, with dvd, s is better. Also vhs
recorded in S can't be played back on
conventional vhs. You also have to use a
expensive S-vhs tape to get any difference.
I have 2 S-vhs players, a middle end Quasar
and a high end Mitsubishi. I bought them
becaues the quality is much better than main
stream machines but I don't record in S. In
fact I seldom record at all since dvd. I used
to record from DSS a a lot.

Micky Ficky

quote:<HR>Originally posted by SS:
Also vhs recorded in S can't be played back on
conventional vhs. You also have to use a
expensive S-vhs tape to get any difference.
<HR>

I know most svhs have switches to turn svhs mode on or off. Would you get an improvement recording in svhs mode on a standard vhs tape or do you have to have a svhs tape to notice an improvment?

SS

You have to use a s-vhs tape. the machines
will sense s automatically and code it.
Playback will not be possible on conventional
vhs. You can turn it off. If you use standard
hi-fi tapes it will record in standard mode
and play back on any machine. Most s-vhs
machines are of higher quality and will have
better results than low end hi-fi recorders
even in standard mode.

Kelric

Many new VCRs now have "quasi svhs playback." they can play svhs recordings, but cannot record tapes in svhs themselves.