Forum - View topicSony to Stop Selling Betamax Video Cassette Tapes in March
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BadNewsBlues
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To paraphrase Chris Rock
They Still Made You 
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Tenchi
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I don't know if you have Value Village/Savers (same chain, 2 different names) thrift stores where you are, but in Ottawa I quite often see sealed 3-packs of VHS tapes in baggies for $2 or $3 in the electronics section. I haven't needed to record anything to VHS in years but it's nice to know that, if I decide I want to, there's still that option. (Well, if the tapes work, I mean. I don't know how old those tapes are; even unopened, they deteriorate over time.) Last edited by Tenchi on Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:57 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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KH91
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It was bound to happen any year now. It was a good run. Thanks for helping to change the game.
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Foxaika
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I hardly know what a betamax is if I'm honest.
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Wandering Samurai
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Certain countries will be technologically behind other countries, even more developed countries like Japan compared to the US. Although I never thought that Sony was still making these.
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Wyvern
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For maximum nerd cred, watch the betamax episode of Bebop on an actual Betamax.
You're gonna carry that weight, because beta players are heavy. https://youtu.be/BdPpRnzO9Aw |
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digritz
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MUHAHAHAHAHAHA
At last my plans are realized. I will rule the world through my Betamax collection.......as soon as I eliminate all the other wood be usurpers to my throne. MUHAHAHAHAHA |
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Mr. Oshawott
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I had no idea Sony was still selling Betamax videotapes...
Well, thanks to the modern era of the DVD and Blu-Ray discs, the VHS tapes have seen the last of their days. It was a fun ride while it lasted. |
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Chrno2
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I better find a place quick just to get some. Or order online. Thanks for the info. 
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leafy sea dragon
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Hmm. I guess that means Betamax purists, whatever few of them there are, will have to turn to private, small services that can produce Betamax tapes. Or Sony will license out permission to make Betamax tapes to small businesses.
And yeah, Betamax continued to see a lot of use on the filmmaking side of the business long after VHS took off and even long after VHS fell out of use, due to their comparatively high-quality, high-resolution output. I guess with Sony phasing out Betamax, it means the industry's found something better (and I'd bet my head that Sony's also making that, whatever it is). It kind of reminds me of those cel purists among animation circles who decry digital animation. It's exceedingly difficult to find cel manufacturers nowadays, and when you do find one, it's expensive.
First-hand experience tells me that donation center stores are a good source for videotapes, either blank or home movies (and thus can be recorded over). There are a lot of households with whole boxes of blank tapes that are simply taking up space. Or you can find some at garage sales. Such a household would be glad to sell them to someone who actually wants some. Some donation centers reject blank video tapes though, and most will not sell video tapes with home recordings (as they'd be selling pirated material, which is illegal). |
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