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[OfftheRails]

It was replaced by VHS many years ago.

You can go about your business.

 

[Danger Mouse]

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

Actually, it only really dies next March when Sony stops producing the cassettes:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/10/betamax-dead-long-live-vhs-sony-end-prodution

 

[Marc_Hicks]

It was replaced by VHS many years ago.

You can go about your business.

Here, have some rep for that fantastic joke, my good man .

 

[Spanksh]

Genuinely took me a second to get it. Nice one +1rep

 

[Toumal]

System 2000 was superior anyway.

 

[Vasious]

Ebay disagrees

 

[Gray Lensman]

System 2000 was superior anyway.

So few people know this fact.

 

[Surfinjo]

https://i.imgur.com/n6GeQ.jpg

Strangely, this is exactly the image I had when I heard this.

I briefly bought a Betamax VCR in the mid 80s. Frankly it was no better than VHS. The tapes certainly didn't last any longer and were a lot shorter than those available for VHS.

 

[OfftheRails]

Just couldn't resist it.

 

[Surfinjo]

Here, have some rep for that fantastic joke, my good man .

Genuinely took me a second to get it. Nice one +1rep

That awkward moment when, after several looks and even longer thinks, you still don't get it and start to doubt yourself.