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From: nzm10@amdahl.UUCP (Neal Macklin)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: re: (really: yes, Beta, yes, a choice)
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Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 22:34:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 23 22:34:16 1985
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> > It seems that the Beta format is going away on the
> > West Coast.....Most stores cannot move enough volume of Beta tapes in order
> > to pay for them.  If you get Beta in California, you are REAL lonely.
> > Beta is still recommended if you are primarily taping off TV, since
> > it is still the best quality,
> 
> Well, I have no trouble getting Beta tapes in the Palo Alto area, 10 (?)
> miles away from Sunnyvale.  The video store I go to most, Movie World on
> Crane and also Avy in Menlo Park, tells me they carry more Beta than VHS
> tapes.  But, who knows what goes on in the boonies in Sunnyvale :-)

I live in Santa Clara and we use "Wherehouse" on Winchester near Stevens
Creek.  There is also one on El Camino in Sunnyvale.  In fact, that one
has even more beta tapes.  Their checkout system is quite fast.
-- 
				Neal Macklin
				(408) 737-5214
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