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[[File:JVC-VHS_Cassette001.JPG|thumb|right|Full-size VHS tapes (left) and compact VHS-C tapes (right)]]

[[File:JVC-VHS_Cassette001.JPG|thumb|right|Full-size VHS tapes (left) and compact VHS-C tapes (right)]]

[[File:Sharp VC-H982 VHS VCR.jpg|thumb|right|A typical VHS VCR]]

[[File:Sharp VC-H982 VHS VCR.jpg|thumb|right|A typical VHS VCR]]

'''VHS''' means '''V'''ideo '''H'''ome '''S'''ystem. This system uses a [[videocassette]] tape to [[record]] [[video]] and [[sound]], which can be watched on a [[television]]. A [[DVD]]/VHS combo can [[record]] (write) on VHS tapes, [[read]] off VHS tapes, and additionally, read from [[DVD]] discs. A few can also record on DVD. VHS was so popular that during the 1990s, the terms "[[videocassette]]", "[[videotape]]", or even just "video" usually referred to the VHS format.

'''VHS''' (short for '''Video Home System''') is a [[system]] that uses a [[videocassette]] tape to [[record]] [[video]] and [[sound]], which can be watched on a [[television]]. A [[DVD]]/VHS combo can [[record]] (write) on VHS tapes, [[read]] off VHS tapes, and additionally, read from [[DVD]] discs. A few can also record on DVD. VHS was so popular that during the 1990s, the terms "[[videocassette]]", "[[videotape]]", or even just "video" usually referred to the VHS format.

VHS cassettes can be recorded using a [[video camera]]. They can also be recorded with a [[videocassette recorder]], or VCR. A VCR can use a VHS cassette to record [[broadcast]] [[television]].

VHS cassettes can be recorded using a [[video camera]]. They can also be recorded with a [[videocassette recorder]], or VCR. A VCR can use a VHS cassette to record [[broadcast]] [[television]].

While [[Kenjiro Takayanagi]], a [[television]] broadcasting pioneer, was the vice president of JVC, he decided that his company could make money by developing and selling VTRs in [[Japan]], and at a lower price. In 1959, JVC developed a two-head video tape recorder, and by 1960 they had a [[color television]] version for professional broadcasting.<ref name="takayanagi">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TOMOmmrvwCcC|title=The History of Television 1942-2000, pg 169 |publisher=Albert Abramson |year=2003 |accessdate=2013-03-24|isbn=9780786432431}}</ref> In 1964, JVC released the DV220. It would be the company's standard VTR until the mid-1970s.

While [[Kenjiro Takayanagi]], a [[television]] broadcasting pioneer, was the vice president of JVC, he decided that his company could make money by developing and selling VTRs in [[Japan]], and at a lower price. In 1959, JVC developed a two-head video tape recorder, and by 1960 they had a [[color television]] version for professional broadcasting.<ref name="takayanagi">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TOMOmmrvwCcC|title=The History of Television 1942-2000, pg 169 |publisher=Albert Abramson |year=2003 |accessdate=2013-03-24|isbn=9780786432431}}</ref> In 1964, JVC released the DV220. It would be the company's standard VTR until the mid-1970s.

In 1969, JVC worked with [[Sony Corporation]] and [[Matsushita Electric]] (who owned [[Panasonic]]) to design a video recording [[technical standard]] for Japanese consumers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ce.org/Press/CEA_Pubs/941.asp |title=VCR |publisher=Ce.org |accessdate=2011-07-11}}</ref> They developed the [[U-matic]] tape format in 1971, which was the first format to become a technical standard for VTRs. The U-matic format was successful in business and some video broadcasting. However, few people bought U-matic VTRs to use at home because they were still very expensive, and the tapes could only record short time periods of video.

In 1969, JVC worked with [[Sony Corporation]] and [[Matsushita Electric]] (who owned [[Panasonic]]) to design a video recording [[technical standard]] for Japanese consumers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ce.org/Press/CEA_Pubs/941.asp |title=VCR |publisher=Ce.org |accessdate=2011-07-11 |archive-date=2006-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813163356/http://www.ce.org/Press/CEA_Pubs/941.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> They developed the [[U-matic]] tape format in 1971, which was the first format to become a technical standard for VTRs. The U-matic format was successful in business and some video broadcasting. However, few people bought U-matic VTRs to use at home because they were still very expensive, and the tapes could only record short time periods of video.

Soon after, Sony and Matsushita stopped working on the project. They started to work on their own video recording formats. Sony started working on [[Betamax]] and Matsushita started working on [[VX (videocassette format)|VX]]. JVC released the CR-6060 in 1975, which was based on the U-matic format. Sony and Matsushita also produced their own U-matic machines.

Soon after, Sony and Matsushita stopped working on the project. They started to work on their own video recording formats. Sony started working on [[Betamax]] and Matsushita started working on [[VX (videocassette format)|VX]]. JVC released the CR-6060 in 1975, which was based on the U-matic format. Sony and Matsushita also produced their own U-matic machines.

* The machine must work with any ordinary television set.

* The machine must work with any ordinary television set.

* The picture on the television must look as nice as a normal television broadcast.

* The picture on the television must resemble a normal television broadcast.

* The tape must be able to record at least two hours of video.

* The tape must be able to record at least two hours of video.

* The tapes must be able to record and play video on other machines of the same kind.

* The tapes must be able to record and play video on other machines of the same kind.