Below is a list of modern-day, digital-style measurements (and traditional analog TV lines per picture height) for various media. The list only includes popular formats, not rare formats, and all values are approximate since the actual quality can vary machine-to-machine or tape-to-tape. For ease-of-comparison all values are for the NTSC system, and listed in ascending order from lowest quality to highest quality. (For PAL systems, replace "480" with "576".)
350x240 (250 lines): Video CD
330x480 (250 lines): Umatic, Betamax, VHS, Video8
400x480 (300 lines): Super Betamax, Betacam (professional)
440x480 (330 lines): Analog Broadcast
560x480 (420 lines): LaserDisc, Super VHS, Hi8
670x480 (500 lines): Enhanced Definition Betamax
720x480 (520 lines): DVD, miniDV, Digital8, Digital Betacam (professional)
720x480 (400 lines): Widescreen DVD (anamorphic)
1280x720 (720 lines): D-VHS, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDV (miniDV)
1920x1080 (1080 lines): D-VHS, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDCAM SR (professio
