At one of my local thrift stores. On one hand, it would be helpful to spare my actual VCRs a little mechanical wear and tear. On the other hand, $7 seems a bit high. And on yet a third hand, I should hold out for one of the novelty sports car ones.

#VHS #betamax #ThriftStoreFind #RetroTech

@NanoRaptor

I'm still low-key mad about #Betamax losing. 😆

Yeah, #Sony really self-sabotaged with #BetaMax and #BetaCam is not BetaMax!

#TLDW: Not the "technical superior" format, but the cheapest "good enough" wins...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVVAQVdEOs&t=851s

Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)

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@MatthewTitus88

#TheThing and #EscapeFromNewYork (on #betamax IIRC) were my intro to #KurtRussell

Imagine my surprise when I found out years later Snake had been a Disney child star!

#KungFuSat

40 years since Live Aid. Gawd.
Still have it all on video (Betamax). And my recorder still works great (unlike me) .


#LiveAid #Betamax
I am NOT a top-loader!   #retro #sony #betamax #sl-hf950

Found in my old room at the parental mansion: #DeadTech

Betamax, no less! Looks like it was used to record #DoctorWho back in the Long Ago...

#VintageTech #VCR #VideoCassette #Betamax #OldTech

50 Jahre Videorekorder: Sonys Betamax als erfolgreicher Fehlschlag

1975 brachte Sony die ersten Videorekorder für daheim auf den Markt. Es folgte der große Formatkrieg mit VHS, den Sony nur zum Teil verlor.

heise online
Les événements du 7 juin.
En 1975, Sony lance le #Betamax, un magnétoscope réputé de meilleure qualité que la #VHS qui sera lancée quelques années plus tard. En 1965, Sony avait déjà présenté un magnétoscope domestique, pour un prix d’environ 1000$. …
https://www.histoiredesinventions.com/7-juin/
@lobingera @Sascha muss dabei noch jemand an #VHS und #Betamax denken?😃