Why does technology move so quick, i really don't know what to do, i bought a plasma in 2006 that can only display 1080i pictures which don't get me wrong it looks mental, but after buying it, only months later full HD 1080p was on the scene. Now i am looking into a full HD 1080p plasma to go with my blu-ray player, but holding on because HD 3D tv's seem to be going to hit the shops soon, also my blu-ray player that i have just bought won't be able to play HD 3D discs, so that seems a waste of money at the moment. When will TV technology come to a hult, you know we had black and white, then colour, aleast it stayed with the CRT for 20 years, before flat screens came about,
1080i, then 1080p, now 3D HD
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4K2K is basically a screen that has 4000 x 2000 line's (roughly) for its resolution as against a screen that has 1920 x 1080 which is what we are on at the moment.
Technology is changing every day, i dont think there will ever be a halt to the tv world.
Technology is changing every day, i dont think there will ever be a halt to the tv world.
Super Hi-Def, offering a picture resolution of 4096x2160 pixels, or about four times that of current HD TVs.
And to be strictly accurate, 4K2K is only the next step, with at least one dem of 4K2K 3D having already been given(by JVC); there's already talk of 8K true Super Hi-Vision, which is 8192x4320 pixels...
And to be strictly accurate, 4K2K is only the next step, with at least one dem of 4K2K 3D having already been given(by JVC); there's already talk of 8K true Super Hi-Vision, which is 8192x4320 pixels...
Think i'll go back to VHS and keep away from this website, lol , cheers i'll wait for a while, beside the wife said i can't have a new TV yet, we have got to move first. thanks again.
matthewpiano
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jay jay: Think i'll go back to VHS and keep away from this website, lol , cheers i'll wait for a while, beside the wife said i can't have a new TV yet, we have got to move first. thanks again.
At least get one of those fabulous Panasonic S-VHS decks with the fold down control panels that looked like the deck of the Battlestar Galactica!!
At least get one of those fabulous Panasonic S-VHS decks with the fold down control panels that looked like the deck of the Battlestar Galactica!!
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Andrew Everard:
Or go all the way and get one of these...
I wonder what happened to my betamax recorder. It was the size of a small country, needed two men to lift it, top loader, whole house used to shake when you shut it. Recorded both sides of the tape didn't they? from memory!
Or go all the way and get one of these...
I wonder what happened to my betamax recorder. It was the size of a small country, needed two men to lift it, top loader, whole house used to shake when you shut it. Recorded both sides of the tape didn't they? from memory!
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Andrew Everard:
Or go all the way and get one of these...
Nothing wrong with that beauty! Cracking picture on it! Better than any VHS player.....
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Or go all the way and get one of these...
Nothing wrong with that beauty! Cracking picture on it! Better than any VHS player.....
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
I still have a betamax video recorder from 86 works fine.also have vhs from 89 ,tuner is "dead".both sony
I had this one in my bedroom in 1986. Panasonic NV-8600.
I worked at an archive of TV advertising and my boss said I could 'borrow it'. Can't believe I lugged it home on 2 buses.
I worked at an archive of TV advertising and my boss said I could 'borrow it'. Can't believe I lugged it home on 2 buses.
FrankHarveyHiFi:Nothing wrong with that beauty! Cracking picture on it! Better than any VHS player.....
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Couldn't agree more: first video recorder I ever bought.
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Couldn't agree more: first video recorder I ever bought.
JamesOK
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Andrew Everard:FrankHarveyHiFi:Nothing wrong with that beauty! Cracking picture on it! Better than any VHS player.....
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Couldn't agree more: first video recorder I ever bought.
I never did understand why Betamax died a death. The tapes were smaller, the quality was supposed to be decent. What was the problem?
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Couldn't agree more: first video recorder I ever bought.
I never did understand why Betamax died a death. The tapes were smaller, the quality was supposed to be decent. What was the problem?
I remember going with my dad in 1982 to Rediffusion to rent a VCR for the first time. The salesman was urging us to go Betamax for quality reasons. But all our friends had VHS and most of the film rental shops were VHS too. So whilst Betamax was better quality we went VHS.
I believe that when VHS came to this country Thorn-EMI went with this format and manufactured lots of VHS machines (remember the Thorn VideoStar?) which went into TV rental shops. As people were unsure whether VHS or Betamax would win through they decided to rent first and wait and see. By renting they generally went for VHS and Video Shops bought more films on VHS than Betamax due to this. Because more films were available on VHS people rented VHS machines and so on. Thus, VHS became the dominant format.
Betamax got a bad reputation. I'm sure I remember a comedian in the 80s doing a routine where he got home at night - found his house had been broken into and someone had left a Betamax recorder there - "Noooo! We've been Betamaxed!"
I believe that when VHS came to this country Thorn-EMI went with this format and manufactured lots of VHS machines (remember the Thorn VideoStar?) which went into TV rental shops. As people were unsure whether VHS or Betamax would win through they decided to rent first and wait and see. By renting they generally went for VHS and Video Shops bought more films on VHS than Betamax due to this. Because more films were available on VHS people rented VHS machines and so on. Thus, VHS became the dominant format.
Betamax got a bad reputation. I'm sure I remember a comedian in the 80s doing a routine where he got home at night - found his house had been broken into and someone had left a Betamax recorder there - "Noooo! We've been Betamaxed!"
JamesOK:Andrew Everard:FrankHarveyHiFi:Nothing wrong with that beauty! Cracking picture on it! Better than any VHS player.....
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Couldn't agree more: first video recorder I ever bought.
I never did understand why Betamax died a death. The tapes were smaller, the quality was supposed to be decent. What was the problem?
Basically down to licensing of the technology. JVC, who I believe were the major force behind VHS, were quick to license it whereas Sony were more reticent with Betamax. Therefore VHS became more widely available and accepted, out-gunning Betamax in the market, leaving it to become a pro format where its technical performance was appreciated.
Mr E, feel free to correct me if I've got any of that wrong.
Plus it really was built like a tank. They must have been about 15kg.
Couldn't agree more: first video recorder I ever bought.
I never did understand why Betamax died a death. The tapes were smaller, the quality was supposed to be decent. What was the problem?
Basically down to licensing of the technology. JVC, who I believe were the major force behind VHS, were quick to license it whereas Sony were more reticent with Betamax. Therefore VHS became more widely available and accepted, out-gunning Betamax in the market, leaving it to become a pro format where its technical performance was appreciated.
Mr E, feel free to correct me if I've got any of that wrong.
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Also, I believe that VHS technology was less complex and cheaper to mass-produce than Betamax, so it had the edge on price...
Gary Mardell:Mr E, feel free to correct me if I've got any of that wrong.
That's about it, but of course Betamax lived on as the Betacam broadcast format.
That's about it, but of course Betamax lived on as the Betacam broadcast format.
Another key issue for the UK was that Thorn-EMI owned some major rental outfits such as Radio Rentals and DER (others too, I think) so were able to really push VHS to the rental market as well as release films on their own video label to make renting a VHS even more attractive. I believe that Sony also made it a condition that if you wanted to sell their VCRs you had to take some of their TVs too which made some retailers think twice.
Beatmax wasn't the loser in every country - I spent quite some time in South America and Betamax seemed to have the upper hand there.
Beatmax wasn't the loser in every country - I spent quite some time in South America and Betamax seemed to have the upper hand there.
i have decided to wait for a HD 3D plasma to be available, i will go for a Panasonic as am a big fan, as for the betamax, now that is old, and glad i live in this day and age of DVD.
Andrew Everard:
Super Hi-Def, offering a picture resolution of 4096x2160 pixels, or about four times that of current HD TVs.
And to be strictly accurate, 4K2K is only the next step, with at least one dem of 4K2K 3D having already been given(by JVC); there's already talk of 8K true Super Hi-Vision, which is 8192x4320 pixels...
My goodness, is there no end to this...!? how much better can it be than current FHD, somebody tell me...!
Super Hi-Def, offering a picture resolution of 4096x2160 pixels, or about four times that of current HD TVs.
And to be strictly accurate, 4K2K is only the next step, with at least one dem of 4K2K 3D having already been given(by JVC); there's already talk of 8K true Super Hi-Vision, which is 8192x4320 pixels...
My goodness, is there no end to this...!? how much better can it be than current FHD, somebody tell me...!
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