Betamax

John K Clark (johnkc@well.com)
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:40:25 -0700 (PDT)


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On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 Brian D Williams <talon57@well.com> Wrote:

>Next to a Betamax, VHS looked like someone drawing with dull crayons

A bit of an exaggeration, Betamax gave a better picture but the difference
was subtle, so subtle you couldn't even tell the difference unless you had a
very good and expensive TV, and there are more important technical
considerations. When VHS first cane out it could record 2 hours on one
cassette, Betamax could only handle one, by the time Betamax cane out with
2 hours VHS was up to 4 and very soon after that 6 hour. Remember this was a
time when blank cassettes or either type were very expensive, about $20 each,
and that was in 1980 dollars.

John K Clark johnkc@well.com

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