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Originally Posted by holmesuser01
Not being a whiner here, but why would you buy an S-VHS machine to record stuff on non-S-VHS tapes?.
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So you have the option of using either S-VHS or VHS. And to get the S-Video outputs to keep the luminance and chroma separate which will improve pix quality on both. Those are two things that immediately come to mind. Most S-VHS machines had more features.
JVC realized S-VHS ET was quite possible, to record near S-VHS quality on standard tapes. Many folks balked at buying S-VHS because of the typical 2 to 3X the cost of blank tapes compared to standard tapes. There were few if any pre-recorded S-VHS tapes available.
As far as S-VHS ET on good quality standard tapes, that was added as a compromise and to make the format more available. Why would you NOT buy a S-VHS machine given the choice?
Also, You should get equal color rec-pb either way. If you aren't there's something wrong with your VCR's recording circuits. S-VHS and regular VHS processed the color exactly the same way.