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How Sony's Betamax lost to JVC's VHS Cassette Recorder

engineerguy · Youtube · 13 HN points · 2 HN comments
HN Theater has aggregated all Hacker News stories and comments that mention engineerguy's video "How Sony's Betamax lost to JVC's VHS Cassette Recorder".
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In 1976 Sony introduced the Betamax video cassette recorder. It catalyzed the "on demand" of today by allowing users to record television shows, and the machine ignited the first "new media" intellectual property battles. In only a decade this revolutionary machine disappeared, beaten by JVS's version of the cassette recorder. This video tells the story of why Betamax failed. This is one of three videos in a series on marketplace failures of technological objects. http://www.engineerguy.com/failure.
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I don't agree with the assessment that betamax was superior. Sure it had more advanced technology, but it was too expensive and much more complicated - it fit the business requirements of a home video system poorly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYZITaxlTQ

Jan 15, 2018 · 2 points, 0 comments · submitted by ycombonator
Jul 08, 2017 · 1 points, 0 comments · submitted by hellofunk
Oct 24, 2015 · 2 points, 0 comments · submitted by SQL2219
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Great video on YouTube that looks at the engineering/design of the players and some of the other reasons for VHS winning the battle such as the rise of video rentals on VHS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYZITaxlTQ

Jun 17, 2014 · 8 points, 0 comments · submitted by bane
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