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http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5.../Video2020.jpg Philips released the first Video 2000 VCR, the VR2000, in 1979. Several other models distributed by Philips, Grundig and Bang & Olufsen followed, but manufacturing ceased in 1988. Video 2000 eventually lost the videotape format war, and Betamax followed soon after. The Philips VR2020 was the first mass-marketed model of the Video2000 format sold in the UK. Enlarge The Philips VR2020 was the first mass-marketed model of the Video2000 format sold in the UK. V2000's failure may be partially attributable to its late entrance to market (slowed by problems in the development of the DTF system). Also, although it was technologically superior to the competition in several ways, it could not compete with VHS and Betamax's key advantages: * VHS and Betamax already had established market share and ample prerecorded video libraries * VHS and Betamax videocassettes offered longer continuous playback times * VHS and Betamax sported slightly better display resolution * VHS and Betamax VCRs were reputedly more reliable. * Betamax camcorders arrived at market first * VHS and Betamax enjoyed international distribution A key intention of the V2000 format, particularly those sporting the DTF feature, was to have been tape compatibility: A tape from any machine should play perfectly on any other machine. However some early machines had audio heads mounted in varying positions causing lip-sync errors between recordings. Furthermore, the required close tolerances and fragility of the DTF system resulted in significant inter-machine compatibility issues which were never fully resolved. By the latter half of the 1980s, Philips had already begun producing their own VHS-compatible VCRs. |
I have the Evil Dead redifined Box Set. The extras arent amazing but its a good boxset.
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