Sony SL-5200 Betamax VCR, 1983
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Artifact Overview
The Betamax video format was a major contender in the complicated world of early video players. Sony's Betamax and JVC's VHS, two incompatible standards for home video playback and recording, were both popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, among other systems. Despite Beta's picture video quality, VHS's longer recording time and marketing might helped it become the video standard by the mid-1980s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Videocassette recorder
Date Made
1983
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.32.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David LaBarge
Material
Plastic
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 18 in
Depth: 15.25 in
Inscriptions
SONY
BETA HI FI
BETAMAX
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