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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
I wonder why he kept the Betamax reference in 2004? Wasn't that a dead format in the US as well by then?
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I once owned a Betamax and a two VHS recorders. The Betamax was far superior (in my judgement) to the VHS counterpart. Unfortunately, the recording time was limited. Back then, one of the important elements to owning a recorder was time-shifting, which I regularly did for the news programs.
According to Wiki, by the 1980, "...JVC's VHS format controlled 70% of the North American market."
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is interesting that he would choose the Betamax, but given the character's love of old horror films - a passion that the author perhaps shared? - maybe that was the recorder of choice.
....But, I'm just guessing.
Don