How good is the W-VHS analog format

[El Enmascarado]

I read Digital-S (D-9) tapes over W-VHS tapes are preferable as their runtime is higher but I would also like to know other aspects. For example I heard they can record in 480i and 1080i resolutions... does that mean W-VHS or Digital-S (D-9) tapes can equal or even surpass DVD quality? In terms of price I would image DVD is the way to go but I just bought a AG-1980 to transfer all my tapes without jitter and I noticed it can record in W-VHS so is that better then record directly on my PC with a card like PCTV for example? :o

[Soulhunter]

Wikipedia is ya friend -> W-VHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-VHS) / D9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-S)

There is also D-VHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-VHS) [the consumer variant of digital tape recording]. Its cheaper than Digital-S and tapes have higher runtime, but the quality is lower [comparable to HDTV MPEG2 streams afaik]. Unfortunately I dunno much about W-VHS except its analog and sorta rare, hehe... ^^


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