They did, and it was a somewhat better visual technology compared to VHS. VHS won for the simple fact that a standard VHS cassette was 2 hours of record time on standard play, compared to Beta's 60 minutes (later 90 and 100 minutes.)
The format ran until 2015, however, so it wasn't a complete failure, and found a lot of success replacing U-Matic stuff in news and other broadcast media.
They did, and it was a somewhat better visual technology compared to VHS. VHS won for the simple fact that a standard VHS cassette was 2 hours of record time on standard play, compared to Beta's 60 minutes (later 90 and 100 minutes.)
The format ran until 2015, however, so it wasn't a complete failure, and found a lot of success replacing U-Matic stuff in news and other broadcast media.
It was "marginally" better by most accounts. When it came right down to it, the consumer wasn't going to notice anything on an old 23" CRT television.
It was "marginally" better by most accounts. When it came right down to it, the consumer wasn't going to notice anything on an old 23" CRT television.
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