From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!mclure Newsgroups: net.video Title: Re: VHS vs. BETA - (nf) Article-I.D.: sri-unix.5364 Posted: Wed Mar 9 07:23:11 1983 Received: Fri Mar 11 21:26:40 1983 #R:sdcsla:-17600:sri-unix:7100002:000:196 sri-unix!mclure Dec 4 16:10:00 1982 There is no real difference until you start using extremely long tapes or switching into closely-packed mode. As long as you avoid these, the two are equivalent. I believe VHS outsells Beta 10-1.