Sony is also taking it MicroMV cassettes off the market, which were used in camcorders. The sequel to Betamax vs VHS format wars took place in the 2000s when Sony's Blu-Ray technology took on ...

The VHS format also had one critical advantage: VHS cassettes were larger and the tape moved more slowly across the recording heads, enabling much longer recordings on a single videotape.

Remember the Sony Betamax? Millennials, rest assured, you probably don't. First introduced in 1975, the Betamax, also known as "Beta," was the first popular consumer VCR on the market. And now, 40 ...

Decades after losing its "format war" with VHS cassettes, Sony is to stop manufacturing Betamax video tapes for good. Tuesday 10 November 2015 16:34, UK.

Sony launched the format in 1975, a year before JVC's rival the VHS cassette - which eventually became the market leader after a long battle between the two brands and their fans.

In November 2015, Sony finally announced that it would stop selling Betamax video cassettes. By this time, its battle for dominance with the rival VHS format from rival JVC was already lost. The ...

1977: The VHS videocassette format is introduced in North America at a press conference before the Consumer Electronics Show starts in Chicago. Long before the battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD ...

Remember the Sony Betamax? Millennials, rest assured, you probably don't. First introduced in 1975, the Betamax, also known as "Beta," was the first popular consumer VCR on the market. And now, 40 ...