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From andy@r2-dvd.org Wed Aug 28 13:55:31 2002
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:54:36 +0100
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Subject: [zzzzteana] Betamax finally laid to rest
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Not fortean, but a moment in time all the same...
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2220972.stm
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Betamax video recorders are finally being phased out almost 20 years after
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losing the battle for dominance of the home video market to VHS.
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Betamax's manufacturer, Sony, has announced that it will make only 2,000
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more machines for the Japanese market.
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They have not been on sale in the rest of the world since 1998.
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VHS became the dominant format by the mid-1980s
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Betamax was launched in 1975, and won many fans who said it was better
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quality than its VHS rival.
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Some 2.3 million Betamax machines were sold worldwide in its peak year,
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1984, but it soon went downhill as VHS became the format of choice for the
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film rental industry and in homes.
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Just 2,800 machines were sold in the 12 months to March 2002.
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"With digital machines and other new recording formats taking hold in the
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market, demand has continued to decline and it has become difficult to
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secure parts," Sony said in a statement.
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Sony said it would continue to offer repairs and manufacture tapes for the
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format.
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The professional Betamax format, Betacam, is still widely used in the
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television and film industries and will be unaffected.
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But the recent rise of DVDs seems to have put the final nail in the coffin
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for Betamax home players.
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In the 1980s, many video rental chains preferred the VHS format.
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Betamax lovers became so passionate about the format in the face of
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competition from VHS that they set up the Betaphile Club in 1988.
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The picture and sound quality of Beta was superior to VHS, Betaphiles say,
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although VHS tapes had a longer duration.
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A total of 18 million Betamax machines were sold around the world, but no
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new ones will be made after the end of 2002.
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Sony is now planning to focus its efforts on new digital technologies.
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