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Random Topics - Betamax
Betamax (sometimes termed Beta) is an obsolete home videocassette tape recording format developed by Sony, and released on May 10, 1975. The cassettes contained 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) wide videotape in a design similar to the earlier, professional 3/4 inch (19.05 mm) U-matic videocassette format.
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That- and a VHS set up was far less expensive. The makers of Betamax thought that Americans would choose picture quality over price. They gambled- and they lost. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on February 5, 2010, 4:00 pm - (0 votes)
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While Beta was superior, VHS scored with sports fans for the ability to record four hours on standard T-120, enough for one Football game. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on August 11, 2009, 12:25 am - (0 votes)
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Beta was a technically superior format but the short recording times was it's Achilles Heel. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on August 3, 2009, 8:22 pm - (0 votes)
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