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

Name: How Sony's Betamax lost to JVC's VHS Cassette Recorder
Uploaded: 2014
Duration: 4 min
Description: 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

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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

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Film: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Source