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Sony made the first VHS system but opted out of it after they decided the beta format produced a better quality picture. They sold the rights to the VHS system to JVC who because of the VHS system's ability to put more video on a tape (at that time, 6 hors as compared to 4.5 for the beta tapes) eventually won the format wars. Sony later started putting out VHS machines and the rest is history.

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The first VHS tape was made in 1971. The initial release of VHS-based devices started in 1976, and the United States received its first VHS-based VCR on August 23, 1977.

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What is the best way to destroy a VHS tape?

how to destroy a VHS tapeby putting the tape in the microwave, it melts the tape. only thrirty five seconds or so. dont worry it won't do anything to your microwave. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I just tried this and what happened was the metal parts inside of the VHS tape arced and those parts of the plastic did melt. Enough of the VHS cartridge fused to where it would no longer play. However, the tape itself looked mostly undamaged - if someone reallly wanted to, they could just transfer the tape to an undamaged cartridge. You'd get a better result by just using a hammer.So, what I ended up doing was I grabbed a metal coffee can, broke open the cartridge and removed just the tape part, and then poured some furniture paint stripping liquid I already had onto the bare tape. It created some kind of chemical reaction since there was some smoke and sizzle. This probably does it. I left it overnight and have not been out this morning to see the results. If it doesn't fully do it, I'll probably pour a little bit of gas into the coffee can and then throw in a match.For all of these procedures, have been very cautious to not breathe any vapors produced.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------a far better way to quickly and effeciently destroy video tapes is to use a drill. with the tape rewound and placed on it's edge left side up, drill a 3/16 hole thru the tape to the center of the reel. multiple tapes can be done quickly by holding them together with a bar clamp and drilling into them one after another-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don't put the tape in a microwave. I took my data tape out of the case and put the reels into a microwave. It immediately burst into flame.What I did was take a hammer and chisel and over a board I cut through all the tape in the reels. Used scissors on the stray bits. Theoretically it could be reassembled but it would take an army to sort out the pieces.


Who invented the VHS tape?

This Question popped into my head while pondering the difference between Blu-ray and HD DVD. I remember when video first came out there was a war between the Sony Betamax, VHS and Phillips 2000 formats. Sony seemed to make the biggest losses as VHS was the clear winner and Phillips fell at the first hurdle. My family were never rich enough to buy such a new fangled device but I can clearly recall a number of friends who bought Phillips and Betamax machines, only to find them rendered obsolete within a year. JVC are wideley believe to have invented the VHS format, but - amazingly - it was SONY! They came up with this but rejected it in favour of the higher quality Betamax and then virtually gave the VHS format to JVC. Something like this would be unheard of today and oh how they must have regretted it! (Specifically, Sony invented a key part of the VHS system: the M thread pattern. Sony could not get this pattern to work well enough to be feasible; the problem was stress on the tape as the M thread pattern pulls the tape at two points to wrap it halfway around the head drum and the angle the guideposts had to place the tape in. So, Sony sold this technology to JVC and used the U thread pattern, which was used with the U-Matic 3/4" video cassette tape system, for the Betamax system. JVC bought the technology, worked out the major problems with it, and used it as the basis of their VHS system.) The VHS machines were cheaper to produce and therefore cheaper to buy and this is most likely why they caught on instead of the (almost universally accepted) higher quality Betamax. Sony did not want to license Betamax technology to other companies; they wanted to keep it proprietary. Sanyo were one of the very few that licensed Betamax for their own production. (Actually, Sony was willing to license other companies to make Betamax equipment and cassettes. However, Sony's terms were strict. In addition to Sanyo, Toshiba and NEC also made Betamax equipment. Zenith, Sears, Radio Shack, Marantz, Aiwa, and Pioneer were also among the handful of companies that distributed at least one model of Beta VCR.) JVC, however, licensed the technology to anyone who wanted to use it, flooding the market with VHS machines. Hence, Sony lost that war. (JVC, or specifically JVC's parent at the time, Matsushita Electric, was willing to embrace a more liberal licensing policy for their equipment. At times even, Matsushita did things with VHS that JVC did not approve of. For instance, when RCA adopted VHS after talks of adopting Beta fell through, RCA wanted a slower tape speed than what JVC made available at the time (2 hour play on T-120, SP speed) for longer recording time. RCA and Panasonic collaborated and developed the 4 hour long play speed for North America, much to the chagrin of JVC. Shortly after, JVC would develop the 6 hour speed, which is called Long Play, or LP, in regions like Japan, but was called Extended Play/Super Long Play, or EP/SLP in North America to eliminate confusion between the JVC 6 hour speed and the RCA/Panasonic 4 hour speed. JVC refers to the 4 hour speed as "the bastard" as it was developed outside of JVC, which is also why JVC VCRs do not support recording in the 4 hour speed.)


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Sterile band aids are made from sterile gauze and adhesive tape. The gauze is made up of cotton and is in the middle part of the adhesive tape to stick to the skin and protect the injury from further infection.


Who invented magnetic recording tape?

Magnetic tape for computers was introduced in 1951 on the UNIVAC i, but was probably "invented" in 1948 or 1949 while Eckert and Mauchly were trying to think of ways to get data into and out of a computer at "electronic speeds" to avoid the bottleneck of then existing electromechanical equipment. Magnetic tape for audio goes back to the 1930's, although practical civilian applications had to wait for the end of WWII. (The Germans used magnetic tape during the war, while the Allies had only wire recorders.)

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What are the pros and cons of a vhs tape?

A con of a VHS tape is that it is big and takes up a lot of room to store. A pro of a VHS tape is that the tape is protected by a cover.


How do you tape VHS to VHS?

Use 2 VCR's then push record then stop if its done RIP VHS tape 1976-2009


What is the value if you have a con pleat collection from the first to last at time of first release disney movies on vhs.?

Probably a dollar or two per tape. VHS Disney movies are not collectible since there were many made, and not generally desirable since VHS is such a low quality media.


Can you record a VHS-c tape in a VHS adapter in a VHS camcorder?

Yes, using a VHS-C adapter will allow you to record and play VHS-C tapes in a VHS machine. The adapter simply changes the casing format. The actual tape is the same. I'm not sure why you would want to, though. VHS tapes are cheaper and the tapes are longer.


What are cassettes?

When VCRs first made it to the home market, there were two different systems- VHS and BetaMax. They used different sized tape cassettes. VHS proved more popular, and BetaMax went away.


What is VHS tapes?

Video Home System, better known as VHS, is a video tape recording standard developed during the 1970s.


My stuck VHS tape is inside VHS player of TV set. Don't see how to open this area--only acces seems to be the door where the VHS is. How can you remove a VHS tape stuck in a DVD and VHS player?

First things first, take the cover off the DVD/VHS player (unplugged), there may be a stainless cover over the vhs tape carriage. Remove this also. The tape should be accessible now. flip the access panel on the vhs tape all the way up, you will have to hold it up as it is spring loaded. You should see the actual tape. Lift the tape up and off any rollers or pins in the tape compartment. once this is done you should be able to manually push the tape out of the loading door. LonJames1 at hotmail dot com. Be careful, though, as the tape will most likely be wrapped around one of the spindle guides that sit beside the rollers. I lost a few tapes forgetting to look for that! wjs1632


What are betamax cassettes?

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What is the difference between a super VHS tape and a VHS tape?

Super VHS was an 'improved' version of VHS. The picture was much better. But, while you could play a VHS on a Super machine, you could NOT play a Super tape on a regular VHS machine. It never matched the mainstream success of regular VHS. ************ Most standard VHS VCR's made since 1995 can *play* S-VHS tapes but the resolution is reduced to that of standard VHS. It's called SQPB for Super-VHS Quasi-Playback. S-VHS VCRs have the S-VHS logo and a mini DIN 4 video output port and one for input. AFAIK all S-VHS VCRs also support linear stereo and Hi-Fi stereo recording and playback. Playing a standard VHS tape on an S-VHS VCR, using the S-Video out, will get you the best possible playback quality from the standard tape, but it will still be less than S-VHS.


Can you play copyrighted vhs tapes on vhs camcorders?

If the tape will fit into a camcorder, there is no reason why a copyright tape won't play. Many VHS camcorders use small cassette bodies and a standard commercial VHS tape simply won't fit.


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What kind of VHS cleaning tape is used for a Quasar VHS tape recorder?

Any should work just fine.