Opvolger van DVD: Blue Ray of toch HD-DVD?

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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Montalcino

VHS was een formaat waar wel porno op werd uitgebracht en daarom versloeg het technisch betere concurrenten. Sommigen verwachten dat de geschiedenis zich zal herhalen.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05...rnhd/index.php

Vooruit dan maar:

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Many theories regarding why Sony's Betamax failed have arisen over the years. One of the more amusing (and false) is that Sony refused to allow pornographic material on their system. A quick perusal of the Betamax library reveals that adult entertainment was readily available. For example, Playboy Industries released their videos in a dual format, both Betamax and VHS, for most of the 1970s and 80s (and can be confirmed with a quick search through Ebay's adult section, or other used video markets). Second, the adult industry is too small to have any lasting impact on standards selection. According to Forbes.com, adult video income is approximately $1 billion. "The industry is tiny next to broadcast television ($32.3 billion in 1999), cable television ($45.5 billion), the newspaper business ($27.5 billion), Hollywood ($31 billion), even to professional and educational publishing ($14.8 billion). When one really examines the numbers, the porn industry — while a subject of fascination — is every bit as marginal as it seems at first glance." [2]
The outcome was decided by other more-important factors such as longer home-recording time (up to 10.6 hours on a T-210). From the consumer perspective, buying a single 8-hour VHS tape for $5 is cheaper than buying two 4-hour Betamax tapes for $10. Although Betamax initially owned 100% of the market in 1975, the perceived value of longer recording times eventually tipped the balance in favor of VHS. By 1981, U.S. Betamax's sales had sunk to only 25% of all sales. As movie and video studios turned away from Betamax, the combination of lower market share and a lack of available titles strengthened VHS's hand. [3] In the UK, Betamax held a 25% market share, but by 1986 it was down to 7.5% and continued to decline further. In Japan, Betamax had more success and eventually evolved into Enhanced Definition Betamax with 500+ lines resolution (DVD quality), but eventually both Betamax and VHS were supplanted by laser-based technology. The last Sony Betamax was produced in 2002."



Bron: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape_format_war