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27th Jan 2016, 8:16 pm | #21 |
Nonode
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Gloucester, Glos. UK.
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Re: Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes.
I used to work for Rumbelows which at the time were owned by Thorn EMI , and we would rent out maybe 20 VHS video recorders to 1 against any other format available at the time (Betamax,V2000).
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28th Jan 2016, 12:13 am | #22 |
Octode
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, UK.
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Re: Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes.
A near neighbour of mine knowing I was in the radio tv trade asked me which format video recorder to get, technically the beta format was better so I advised him that way, he asked if I could get one a Sony SL8000 through the trade, one was duly sourced for him via a couple of favours, the machine was installed and all seemed well for about a week whereupon he started moaning that no prerecorded films could be obtained for it and might the offending equipment be returned, it caused me no end of trouble and almost ruined a friendship with the fellow colleague who supplied the recorder, never again did I offer any buying advice no matter how hard I was pushed.
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28th Jan 2016, 10:14 am | #23 |
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Re: Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes.
Apparently when houses were burgled Betamax VCR's were never stolen, unlike VHS ones.
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28th Jan 2016, 12:14 pm | #24 | |
Heptode
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Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
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Re: Sony says goodbye to Betamax tapes.
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In contrast we have arthritic old Betamax tapes and basket case, life wasting machines like the Sony C5 and C7. |
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