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From: jeh@ritcv.UUCP (Jim Heliotis)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: If one is good, two must be better!
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Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 09:15:28 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 19 09:15:28 1984
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I feel that one machine of each format is definitely the best way to
go.  Then you can exchange and copy tapes with anyone.  It does not
make the "Beta vs VHS?" decision much easier, because you will want
to decide which machine will produce your own personal library. That
is the machine which should probably be the expensive one.

Also, did you consider that maybe one machine should probably be
portable?  Even if you never get a camera, I find it convenient to
carry over a portable VCR to a friend's house, bring a battery, and
leave the tuner/timer at home.  This decision should not conflict
with the other one, though.  Most portables are high-quality units
with lots of features (except for Hi-Fi?).


As an extraneous comment, I'd like to blast the person who said that
Beta technology has been haphazard.  The worst thing he/she said is that
BI BII and BIII speeds are not simple proportions. They are! Just like
SP, LP, & EP(SLP). An L-750 plays for 1.5, 3, or 4.5 hours, depending
on the speed.  Perhaps he/she was thinking about the bizarre L-830 which
pushes BIII to 5 hours.

Beta will die someday, but it will be no sooner than VHS.  Think of it...
someday you'll be getting your 1/2-inch format VCR out of the attic and
blowing the dust off to watch those old movies, same as you do with your
dad's old 16mm projector now!

					Jim Heliotis
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