Forum - View topicSony to Stop Selling Betamax Video Cassette Tapes in March
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Kougeru
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I didn't realize they still sold them lol. Also, that's one of the my favorite episodes of anime ever.
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sailorsweeper
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Yeah me neither |
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anddo
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A Bebop future ahead of us?
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walw6pK4Alo
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A high end form of Betamax was still being used in the industry to store episodes and transport them, but I guess that's either switching to digital delivery or just using harddrives.
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Chrno2
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Whoa, Betamax video cassette tapes were still be produced?
Are you serious? I can't even find a damn VHS tape to record shows (yeah I know people DVR now). And if you find one it's at least $7 for ONE tape. Walk into any video/radio shop and ask, do you sell VHS tapes and see what they tell you while giving you the, "you're joking right?" look. |
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DTJB
 Posts: 671 Location: Dubuque, IA |
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I was definitely surprised to learn this.
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Lycosyncer
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Wait, they're still selling Beta tapes? That's a first because even VHS tapes are hard to find these days!
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Kruszer
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I thought that format died a long time ago.
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Oneeyedjacks
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The end of an era.
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EricJ2
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So oddly enough, you could STILL find Betamax tapes somewhere for sale, but not HD-DVD's? And yes, the episode where we actually displayed some sympathy for Faye is one of the bright spots of the show, as is the knowledge that some geek will still have a playable tape player in the 2Xth century just in case. |
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Yadilie
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The Super Target I work at sells VHS 3 packs still. |
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TheAnagelic1
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To make way for the glorious return of Laserdiscs no doubt!
... ...a madman can dream. 
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mgosdin
 Posts: 1302 Location: Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
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Anything is possible, says the man with 7 stereo cassette decks.
Mark Gosdin |
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Flah
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It died in the consumer market, having been supplanted by VHS, but it was still big in the professional world, specifically because it had better fidelity than (again) VHS. |
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omiya
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My Nakamichi cassette deck has sat in a box for several years now. |
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