How good is the W-VHS analog format

El Enmascarado · 13th January 2007, 10:01

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?

Soulhunter · 17th January 2007, 18:14

Wikipedia is ya friend -> W-VHS / D9

There is also 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... ^^

Bye

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El Enmascarado Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Home Posts: 84	How good is the W-VHS analog format 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? __________________ Grim Fandango The Best Adventure Game of 98' Last edited by El Enmascarado; 13th January 2007 at 17:57.

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Soulhunter Bored... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Unknown Posts: 2,812	Wikipedia is ya friend -> W-VHS / D9 There is also 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... ^^ Bye __________________ Visit my IRC channel

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