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Are you perhaps thinking of V2000? Betamax works like VHS in that regard - only one orientation.
by porsupah 11y ago
Are 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.