In 1956, after several attempts by other companies, the first commercially successful VTR, the Ampex VRX-1000, was introduced by Ampex Corporation. At a price of US$50,000 in 1956 (equivalent to $560,343 i… See more

The first VCR to use VHS was the Victor HR-3300, and was introduced by the president of JVC in Japan on September 9, 1976. JVC started selling the HR-3300 in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, on October 31, 1976. Regi… See more

VHS has been standardized in IEC 60774-1.
The VHS cassette is a 187 mm wide, 103 mm deep, and 25 mm thick (73⁄8 × 41⁄16× 1 inch) plastic shell held together with five Phillips-head screws. The flip-up cover, which allow… See more

The recording process in VHS consists of the following steps, in this order:
• The tape is pulled from the supply reel by a capstan and pinch roller, similar to those used in audio tape recorders.
• The tape passes acr… See more

Several improved versions of VHS exist, most notably Super-VHS (S-VHS), an analog video standard with improved video bandwidth. S-VHS improved the horizontal luminance resolution to 400 lines (versus 250 for VH… See more