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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

betacam was better than vhs, and was used in the broadcasting industry. It was better than vhs.

Betamax, which is the one you're talking about, is not the same format, and actually equal to or slightly inferior to vhs.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I know what Betamax is.

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s not actually true. Technology connections made a few videos about it.

Beta bs VHS: https://youtu.be/hWl9Wux7iVY

The broadcasting Beta format was basically a whole different format compared to that you could get at home. Completely unrelated.

Studio Beta https://youtu.be/hGVVAQVdEOs

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago

isn't that exactly what i said? Betacam (studio) vs betamax (consumer)