Quote from: Sitarow on April 27, 2013, 11:25:07 AM

Quote from: afbitcoins on April 26, 2013, 09:46:23 AM

Betamax was a superior technology than VHS

Really?

Could record your shows longer? No.
Devices were cheaper? No.
Had more shows to watch? No.

Guess the only thing going for it was a few extra lines of resolution... Hmm.

4-6 hour TV recording won that battle with the common user.

Actually, it was porn.

Porn industry standardized on VHS, regular movie industry followed, everybody bought a VHS, nobody wanted two machines, Beta lost.

But, yeah, IIRC, the longer record time was the seller for why porn picked it.