On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Dennis B. Swaney <romad@aol.com> wrote:
> Tony Kan wrote:
> > I thought VHS was the first to allow 2-hrs of video taping on one
> cassette?
> > This meant a full TV movie could be taped. AFAIR Beta took several
> months to
> > "catch up" but by then it was too late.
> >
>
> You're right but it did so by doing a lower quality recording that was
> "just good enough" for the masses.
Beta lost because it was a Sony product with prohibitive licensing fees - I
think that there was only just one licensee. VHS, with many more
manufacturers behind it, ended up winning the war on price, not
technological superiority.
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