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"Although many felt Betamax was the superior format, most cite the longer recording length of VHS tapes - three hours versus one...." That right there should h
by nakedrobot2 11y ago
"Although many felt Betamax was the superior format, most cite the longer recording length of VHS tapes - three hours versus one...."
That right there should have been a red flag. A tape doesn't fit a film.....
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- digi_owl 11y agoIt actually did, once you flipped it over. Basically it behaved like a audio cassette. IIRC, later players could even play both ways. But by that time the VHS was firmly entrenched.
- porsupah 11y agoAre you perhaps thinking of V2000? Betamax works like VHS in that regard - only one orientation.
- rplst8 11y agoBoth are helical scan right? I would think that would make reversal impossible.
- porsupah 11y agoIndeed, they're all helical scan systems. With V2000, though, it worked somewhat like audio cassettes, with only half the width of the tape used per side, being flipped over to use the other half. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_2000 Fun fact: Video 2000 wasn't Philips' first video format, with the now-confusingly titled Video Cassette Recording format predating it. The format is notable for having both tape spools coaxial, so the head is parallel to the base of the recorder, and the head angle is instead provided by the angle of the tape traveling between the upper and lower spools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Cassette_Recording https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Cassette_Recording
- digi_owl 11y agoWell thats egg on my face. Always understood it to be Betamax.
- jamesbrownuhh 11y agoMore googournalism by the BBC there - L750 Betamax tapes run for 3h15m (in Europe) and that wasn't even the longest length available.