Video Home System
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Video Home System is an analog videocassette recording standard widely used from the late 1970s through the 1990s for home video playback and recording.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analog video format
ⓘ
consumer electronics standard ⓘ videocassette recording standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn |
educational video distribution
ⓘ
professional low-end video production ⓘ video rental industry ⓘ |
| audioTrackType |
Hi-Fi audio
ⓘ
linear mono audio ⓘ linear stereo audio ⓘ |
| cassetteHeight | 104 mm ⓘ |
| cassetteThickness | 25 mm ⓘ |
| cassetteType | VHS cassette ⓘ |
| cassetteWidth | 188 mm ⓘ |
| colorSystemsSupported |
NTSC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PAL ⓘ SECAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition |
Betamax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Video 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| declineDueTo |
DVD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
digital video recorders ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| developedBy |
JVC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Company of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
D-VHS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
S-VHS NERFINISHED ⓘ W-VHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976 ⓘ |
| introducedInCountry |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | home video ⓘ |
| mediaType | magnetic tape cassette ⓘ |
| peakPopularity |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| recordingMethod | helical scan ⓘ |
| signalType |
analog audio
ⓘ
analog video ⓘ |
| standardPlaySpeed | 33.35 mm/s ⓘ |
| successorFormat |
Blu-ray Disc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tapeWidth |
1/2 inch
ⓘ
12.65 mm ⓘ |
| typicalRecordingTimeEP | 360 minutes GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRecordingTimeLP | 240 minutes GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRecordingTimeSP | 120 minutes GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
home video playback
ⓘ
home video recording ⓘ time-shifting television programs ⓘ |
| videoEncoding | composite video ⓘ |
| wonFormatWarAgainst | Betamax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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