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From: mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin)
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Subject: Re: S-VHS this generation's Beta?
Keywords: S-VHS sales popularity upper side band
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Date: 10 Jul 89 18:21:04 GMT
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In article <2722@blake.acs.washington.edu> cfogg@blake.acs.washington.edu (Chad Fogg) writes:
>To quote a recent article:
>      it's time to
>      consider whether [S-VHS] .. is this generation's Beta.  (1)
>(1) Martine Levine, "S-VHS: What's Taking So Long?," _Video_Review_,
>July, 1989, p. 21.

I think that S-VHS is this generation's Beta, but in a different sense
than the author intends.  I've played a fair amount with my S-VHS deck
(Magnavox 9770) now, and it seems that it performs comparably to Beta.

Of course, it has a dreadful user interface.  99.9% of what you want
to do *has* to be done with on-screen menus.  It doesn't even show the
tape counter on the VCR's LED's!  Any change in tape operation
(between play, search, FF, REW, stop) involves truly amazing kerchunks
and clicks...and it takes forever to do anything.

But!!  It gives a picture that is *just as good* as my 1980 Betamax!!
So, by 1998 I may be able to buy a VHS as good as my 1989 ED Beta.

I can't wait.

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