[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Dude111

I see it came out in 1975 ..... Why didnt it catch on more?

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...ta+VHS+history

Hmmmmmmmm

I suspect there were 3 reasons.

1. It was expensive.
2. VHS offered longer tapes
3. VHS offered a greater variety of content

They are interlinked, to some extent, as had Betamax sold better, the price would have come down, which would have encouraged more sales, and also encouraged more commercial releases on the system, but VHS also had the advantage of longer tapes. If you are looking at recording your TV, and look at the tape prices, what looks like better value? 3 or 4 hours for £10, or 1 or 2 hours for £10.