RCA Selectavision VCR, 1981
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By the early 1980s the reduced price and scale of video recording and playback technology had helped create a lucrative and competitive home video market. JVC's VHS and Sony's Betamax--two incompatible video formats--rose to prominence. Despite Beta's superior picture quality, VHS's longer recording capability--ideally suited for recording broadcast television for later viewing--established it as the standard.
By the early 1980s the reduced price and scale of video recording and playback technology had helped create a lucrative and competitive home video market. JVC's VHS and Sony's Betamax--two incompatible video formats--rose to prominence. Despite Beta's superior picture quality, VHS's longer recording capability--ideally suited for recording broadcast television for later viewing--established it as the standard.
Artifact
Videocassette recorder
Date Made
1981
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
95.10.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Steven K. Hamp
Material
Composite material
Metal
Plastic
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 14.5 in
Length: 18.875 in
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