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Andrew Smith November 10th, 2015 07:14 PM
Sony to stop making Betamax tapes in 2016
 
The format was introduced in 1975, disappeared from mainstream use in the 1980s and Japan seems to have been the main holdout for the remaining use of the format.

More at Sony's Betamax, long thought dead, officially gets last nail in its coffin - CNET

Andrew

Jack Zhang November 10th, 2015 07:42 PM
Re: Sony to stop making Betamax tapes in 2016
 
HDCAM SR will live on. I know some post houses still have to deliver HDCAM SR.

Rainer Listing November 11th, 2015 03:59 PM
Re: Sony to stop making Betamax tapes in 2016
 
More than enough old reusable Betamax tapes around to last until next century.

Gary Huff November 11th, 2015 09:18 PM
Re: Sony to stop making Betamax tapes in 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Zhang (Post 1902525)
HDCAM SR will live on. I know some post houses still have to deliver HDCAM SR.
That's great. This is about Betamax.


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