The videotape format war was a period of competition or "format war" of incompatible models of consumer-level analog video videocassette and video cassette...
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competing systems battled the videotape format war, which VHS ultimately won. In Europe, Philips had developed the Video 2000 format, which did not find favor...
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JVC VHS vs. Sony Betamax vs. Philips Video 2000, the analog video videotape format war. The competition started in 1976 and by 1980, VHS controlled 70%...
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players, conceding the format war to the Blu-ray Disc format. The Blu-ray/HD DVD conflict resembled the earlier videotape format war between VHS and Betamax...
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Betamax (redirect from Beta (video format))
year. Betamax is widely considered to be obsolete, having lost the videotape format war which saw its closest rival, VHS, dominate most markets. Though Betamax...
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Video 2000 (category Videotape)
the videotape format war. Philips named the videotape standard Video Compact Cassette (VCC) to complement its landmark audio Compact Cassette format introduced...
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the videotape format war of the 1970s and 1980s, some stores initially stocked both VHS and Betamax cassettes, while others specialized in one format or...
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VHS (redirect from Short Play (VCR format))
pre-recorded videotapes for home viewing. Newer improved tape formats such as S-VHS were later developed, as well as the earliest optical disc format, LaserDisc;...
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earlier, became the main competitor for JVC's VHS format into the 1980s, creating the videotape format war. The Betamax cassette was smaller, with slightly...
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De facto standard (section File formats)
in the war of the currents. VHS over Betamax in the videotape format war. Blu-ray and HD DVD during the high definition optical disc format war. Scalable...
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