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re: Common items most people claim to have the best of
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:17 pm to roadGator
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:17 pm to roadGator
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I need to read up on why it failed
Sony tried to greedily corner the market and wouldnt allow other manufacturers make the Beta Max .
VHS was more universal, thus became the everyday tape player / recorder for everyone
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Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:20 pm to East Coast Band
I just read that the first beta types were only an hour. Sony was stubborn to this. Everyone else believed that you needed to be able to record a whole American football game. And VHS players could be made more cheaply.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:23 pm to East Coast Band
Betamax 1 maxed out a 1.5 hours recording time. Not long enough for some movies although the quality was superior.
Betamax 2 could go to 2 hours recording time but then the quality was less than VHS.
Licensing was a factor but the cassette size (and associated capacity limitation) was the ultimate downfall.
Betamax 2 could go to 2 hours recording time but then the quality was less than VHS.
Licensing was a factor but the cassette size (and associated capacity limitation) was the ultimate downfall.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:23 pm to East Coast Band
Partly. Betamax tapes were also roughly one hour long to be able to better preserve picture and sound quality. Vhs tapes came in at 2 hours, thus more movies easily fit onto a single tape. The video rental market took off and Betamax died out.
Posted on 10/14/15 at 9:27 am to East Coast Band
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I need to read up on why it failed
I think it was recording length. They could only record one hour to a tape when it first came out. VHS could record 3 hours when introduced.
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