VHS

Dominant Video Tape format. Presumably the first letter stands for 'Video', and I'd make a guess at the last one being 'System', but beyond that, keine Ahnung. -- WJR

Video Home System.

Thank you, that man/woman/small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I used to maintain that I couldn't actually see much improvement between VHS and DVD. Recent developments (such as getting the chance to watch DVDs on a decent quality television a couple of times) have rather encouraged me to revise this opinion. Roll on affordable DVD-R machines... -- WJR