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Stephen · 07-02-2018, 00:43

The tapes are totally different sizes so the spindles in the tape deck are differently spaced.

I think the tapes were different widths too and played at different speeds.

Betamax was technically superior but I think VHS won as the rental market got behind VHS. Just like the Blu Ray and HDDVD war.

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Stephen Smeghead Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Glasgow Age: 44 Services: Sky Q 2Tb, Sky Q mini, boxsets and Sports & Movies HD, Sky Fibre unlimited Posts: 14,564	Re: Does anyone actually use a VCR anymore? The tapes are totally different sizes so the spindles in the tape deck are differently spaced. I think the tapes were different widths too and played at different speeds. Betamax was technically superior but I think VHS won as the rental market got behind VHS. Just like the Blu Ray and HDDVD war. __________________ AMD Ryzen 7 7700 \| 32GB DDR5 6000 \| RADEON 7900XT \| WD 2TB NVME Last edited by Stephen; 07-02-2018 at 08:43.