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 | | This produces a 60% improvement in (luminance) picture detail, or a horizontal resolution of 400 "picture elements" (versus VHS's horizontal resolution of 240 picture elements.) The often quoted horizontal resolution of 400 means S-VHS captures greater picture detail than even analog (NTSC) cable broadcast TV. |
 | | As neither is changed from the VHS format, the linear audiotrack delivers sound quality scarely better than AM radio. |
 | | S-VHS ET permits near S-VHS level recording on conventional, cheap VHS tapes, offering a compromise been more-expensive (native) S-VHS recordings and inferior (legacy) VHS recordings. |
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