Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/1/84; site CSL-Vax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!CSL-Vax!bothner From: bothner@CSL-Vax.ARPA (Per Bothner) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Beta VS VHS - multi-standard considerations Message-ID: <211@CSL-Vax.ARPA> Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 03:54:22 EDT Article-I.D.: CSL-Vax.211 Posted: Wed Sep 19 03:54:22 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 21:52:16 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Stanford University Lines: 13 After graduating in a few years, I will probably return to Norway. I decided that it might be a good idea to build up a tape library of shows I'm unlikely to see there (partly for my friends and family). And since Norway (like most of Europe) uses PAL and 50Hz power, I will need some kind of dual-system VCR & TV to show them. This is one consideration in the VHS/Beta debate I haven't seen mentioned. Beta has been recommended to me, since Sony makes multi-standard hardware. Since I'm still a poor graduate student, I will probably buy something cheap here, and get the fancy stuff later, when things may have changed. Does anyone have comments? --Per Bothner ARPA: Bothner@score UUCP: ...!{decwrl,ucbvax}!shasta!bothner