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Re: Why did the disc supplant the cylinder???
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:15 pm
by New Owner
Phototone wrote:I think it was all about convenience. The general public has always picked convenience over quality. Every time!!
Betamax was a combination of convenience and quality, but it failed.
Then again, the Betamax players were freakishly massive things. And rather expensive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McAeQiLmEYU
Re: Why did the disc supplant the cylinder???
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:26 pm
by Phototone
New Owner wrote:Phototone wrote:I think it was all about convenience. The general public has always picked convenience over quality. Every time!!
Betamax was a combination of convenience and quality, but it failed.
Then again, the Betamax players were freakishly massive things. And rather expensive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McAeQiLmEYU
Betamax was the quality choice, then VHS offered 6 hour recording on a 2 hr. cassette....never mind that the quality was horrid. Beta never had a chance then.