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Midnight Writer

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4. I paid $1100 for a Betamax when they first came out.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Thu Sep 16, 2021, 09:57 AM

Sep 2021

I liked it much more than the VHS format that eventually won out. The tapes were smaller and the unit responded much faster. The remote control was wired into the unit.

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1981 Sears ad for: a TV, a VCR and a Compact Stereo. $795 for the VCR [View all] IcyPeas Sep 2021 OP

$795 for the VCR House of Roberts Sep 2021 #1

Still have a few VHS tapes I got off eBay. Grokenstein Sep 2021 #2

Have you checked the prices KT2000 Sep 2021 #3

I paid $1100 for a Betamax when they first came out. Midnight Writer Sep 2021 #4

Plus, Beta had better resolution than VHS csziggy Sep 2021 #5