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Re:RSS Beat Microsoft by AtNightWeCode on Monday September 08, 2025 @09:15AM (#45167858)
They were both terrible quality. The thing with VHS is playtime. One movie could fit onto one tape.
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Re:RSS Beat Microsoft by FuriouslyAdrift on Monday September 08, 2025 @11:44AM (#45169735)
The only real advantage VHS had was that JVC broadly licensed the tech so anyone could manufacture devices and/or tapes while Sony heavily restricted Beta.
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Re:RSS Beat Microsoft by HPsquared on Monday September 08, 2025 @09:28AM (#45168005)
Laserdisc also had that annoyance; max duration about an hour per side.
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