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From: dw@rocksvax.UUCP (Don Wegeng)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Re(2): VHS vs Beta - future considerations ( about rfg's article )
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Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 09:48:43 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 21 09:48:43 1984
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I would agree that SOME people try to buy the VCR with the highest
quality, but I would also bet that MOST people buy a VCR which is
compatable with the one's that their friends have.  This is suppose
to allow for easy sharing of tapes, etc.  [I thought this also,
but personally have not found many ocasions where I wanted to
share tapes.]

While VHS is the overall sales leader in the country, there are also
areas where Beta sells more.  Rochester NY (where I live) is an example
of such an area.  My friends in the industry say that this is because
Beta caught on fast here, and therefore has remained dominant.


-- 
/Don

"I ain't 'fraid of no hole!"

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