If you’re old enough to remember or have seen the vintage advertisements, then Betamax was a videotape format created by Sony that enabled people to record their favorite programs and rent pre ...

Remembering Betamax: a truly game-changing tape formatWith news that Sony will cease production of Betamax tape, Phil Rhodes take a retrospective look at Betamax and tape in general. It's been quite ...

The VHS vs Betamax debate rages on even today -- but it turns out that the reason why Betamax lost the format wars isn't commonly noted.

Sony said Tuesday it would only make 2,000 more Betamax machines before discontinuing the product altogether, ending its 27-year history--spent mostly in the shadow of the Matsushita group's rival ...

Old video formats like Betamax hold lots of memories but are hard to watch today because the players are rare and outdated. A Betamax converter is a device that helps transfer or play Betamax tapes on ...

Value Propositions And Business Models This story of VHS versus Betamax dispels the notion that technical excellence is the most important variable for innovation success. Indeed, Sony was even ...

On the back of the Betamax there's this one yellow RCA-type plug that says Video Out. So the connection now is Betamax (video only)-to-MiniDV-to-PC. Yes, some progress! I do get picture!