Thread: which format will win?
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Old 02-25-2010, 07:02 AM   #169
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Originally Posted by Hamlet53 View Post
Back before DVDs, back when there were tow competing video tape formats---BETA and VHS-- say I had selected the BETA option, purchase a BETA machine and a large number of tapes in that format. Wanting to assure that I would always be able to view my tapes I made copies of each and stored then in a safe place. Years later, the BETA format is defunct, all my original BRTA tapes are lost or discarded, and my BETA player is long gone. If I now retrieve all those copies, even if all are in perfect condition, all are totally useless.
And in this analogy it would be inaccurate to say "The betamax format itself prevented me from backing up my movies" wouldn't it?

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