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Originally Posted by Electronic M
You mean S-video....SuperVHS (SVHS) is a videotape format with extended luminance resolution. S-video (S standing for Separate) is a video cable/connector standard where the luminance and chrominance components are sent via separate coax leads to avoid repeated luminance chrominance mixing and comb filtering.
Sorry to be pedantic, but it really bugs me when I see someone I consider smart mix them up.
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It was very common to hear people refer to s-video as SVHS in the early days because that's the format that it was essentially created for in the marketplace. If you knew what s-video was in the 1980s, chances are it was because you had or knew aobut SVHS decks.
I think it just persisted and it doesn't bother me at all.