I plan on copying some of my VHS tapes to my computer so I can safely store the tapes and I was wondering if anyone out there had pictures of normal VHS tapes being played on an S-VHS VCR through composite cables vs. the same tape & player through S-Video cables. I'm curious about the quality difference. While I have seen pictures of comparisons of video games, I would like to see it of tapes on an S-VHS VCR. Also, I currently have a good, sturdy S-Video cable I have that I plan on using, but are all these gold-plated hydrogen/magic injected cables worth the extra money? Thanks!
The issues is not the cable, it's the difference between composite and S-video. "S" as in separate, not 'super'. Less processing. The Y and C portions of the video signal stay separate. Even though they were combined in the composite mode (regular VHS), keeping them separate may help the finished result. AFor the most part, S-VHS should have a better transport, at least the older decks over the cheaper, run of the mill VHS.
