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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: VHS vs. Beta
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Date: Mon, 3-Sep-84 17:25:33 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  3 17:25:33 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 6-Sep-84 03:05:43 EDT
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>I guess it depends on what you want. Do you want to see movies, use up more
>space for cassettes, and have a great selection? Then go VHS. Are you into
>hi-fi multi-tickles high-tech weaponry-this-is-for-me!, then go ahead and
>get Beta.
>
>Do you agree?
>
>	Adolfo  (dimare@ucla-locus.arpa)
>	      ///

Not quite... I think another reason to go Beta is that, from many responses,
the Beta format is better engineered -- VHS was built to get around the Sony
patent rights, for the most part.  I know many people with VHS models who
have to take them in for tune-ups about once a year... the few who do this
for Beta units seem to be the ones who have 4-head (instead of two-head)
Beta, which are usually non-Sony models.  Hoever, I agree on one point... if
you're REALLY into getting movies (without hi-fi), you'll probably have more
selection on VHS.  I chose Beta for the lower maintenance costs, the better
picture (and the hi-fi audio), and the fact that I want to do a lot of
TV-recording (Hill Street and St. Elsewhere start in a month....)

		"It looks just like a photon pod... but in verrry bad taste."

					Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
					John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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