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[–] 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)