Re: In the 1980's Sony won the battle and lost the war. -

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Kearnstd Elf Wizard Premium join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ	reply to Mr Matt Re: In the 1980's Sony won the battle and lost the war. Betamax really lost because it was too expansive, the cost to license Beta tech was far higher than what JVC charged to license VHS. However the Entertainment Goons did outright kill a different sony product. DAT. the whole reason DAT was only ever used in music and TV studios is because the RIAA pretty much purchased laws that would have required strict copyright controls in the DAT units if they where sold for home use. controls to the point they where useless as tape decks. -- [65 Arcanist]Filan(High Elf) Zone: Broadband Reports
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Simba7 I Void Warranties join:2003-03-24 Billings, MT 1 edit	said by Kearnstd: Betamax really lost because it was too expansive, the cost to license Beta tech was far higher than what JVC charged to license VHS. I doubt that was all. Betamax was actually superior to VHS. Unfortunately, the MPAA didn't see it this way. Betamax had several advantages and a few disadvantages: Advantages: 1. Better picture quality 2. Digital Audio Capabilities 3. NO Macrovision Disadvantages: Shorter recording time (5hr L830 vs 6hr T120) A little more expensive The reason the MPAA forced the Betamax format to die is because of #3. Sony wouldn't implement an Anti-Copy technique to Betamax. That pissed the MPAA off and they shifted to VHS, which had Macrovision and made it cheaper to kill off Beta. The same is happening with VHS and DVD now. Has anyone seen a NEW VHS movie in 5-6 years? Ever notice how much a DVD player goes for now? EDIT: Did anyone notice that standalone DVD recorders are getting harder and harder to find? -- Bresnan 18M/1M MyWS[E5200@3.75GHz,4GB RAM,2x1TB HDDs,Win7] WifeWS[A64@2GHz,2GB RAM,120GB HDD,Win7] Router[2xP3@1GHz,512MB RAM,18GB HDD,SMC 8432BTA,2xDigital DE504,Compaq NC3131,Intel Pro/1000MT,IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX,Allied Telesyn AT2560FX,Gentoo Linux]
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